The purpose of this research is to evaluate the 12-month treatment effect of peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) vs. sham surgery in patients with gastroparesis that is not helped by medications and to analyze factors that may predict the outcome of the surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
3
Under propofol anesthesia, EndoFLIP will be used to assess pyloric diameter and distensibility, prior to and after G-POEM, performed by an endoscopist skilled in this technique. After the procedure, the patient will be observed in the hospital for 2 days. Patients will undergo an upper GI series the next day to rule out perforation. If the patient develops a complication from the procedure, he or she will be managed per standard clinical practice by the treating (unblinded) endoscopist.
Patients assigned to the sham procedure will be treated identically as above, except for the performance of the G-POEM. Endoscopy and EndoFLIP will be performed and sedation will be stopped when the upper endoscopy is completed. Since sham endoscopy is expected to take less time than G-POEM, the patient should remain in the endoscopy procedure room for a minimum of 30 minutes (including the time required to complete the upper endoscopy). After the procedure, the patient will be observed in the hospital for 2 days. All patients will undergo an upper GI series radiographic examination the next day to rule out perforation in order to maintain study blind.
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
GCSI-DD Change
The effect of GPOEM on nausea, early satiety, postprandial fullness, and upper abdominal pain as per changes in patient scoring in The American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Daily Diary (ANMS GCSI-DD) which has been designed to assess symptoms associated with gastroparesis. ANMS GCSI-DD evaluates five core symptoms: nausea, bloating, upper abdominal pain, stomach fullness and inability to finish a meal. Each symptom is rated 0-4 with 0= none, 1= mild, 2= moderate, 3= severe, and 4= very severe. The five responses are summed and divided by the number of responses completed to compute a total mean score range from 0-4, with higher scores indicating worse symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline to 48 weeks post treatment
Change in Quality of Life as Assessed by the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders-Quality of Life Scale
The effect of GPOEM on quality of life assessed by the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders-Quality of Life (PAGI-QoL). The PAGI-QOL instrument consists of 30 items, each with response options based on a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (lowest QoL) to 5 (highest QoL) and with a recall period of the previous 2 weeks. The items are grouped into 5 dimensions: Daily Activities, Clothing, Diet and Food Habits, Relationship and Psychological Well-being and Distress. The 30 responses are summed and divided by the number of responses completed to compute a total mean score range of 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline to 48 weeks post treatment
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