Do Patients Who Have Had Surgery for Achalasia Suffer From Reflux

N/ACompletedNCT00519441

Kenneth Luberice100 enrolled

Overview

Patients who have had laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done in order to determine is these patients suffer from reflux after surgery.

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients who have laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia suffer from reflux after the surgery. Patients at our institution who have had surgery for achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done to determine whether or not these patients have reflux.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Reflux

Interventions

pH studyOTHER

All patients will have 48 hour pH study

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under the age of 18 will not be included * Patients who are receiving anti-reflux therapy will not be included

Locations (1)

Harbourside Medical Tower

Tampa, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The objective of this study is to determine the degree of post-operative reflux in patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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