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Crural Dissection in Sleeve Gastrectomy

NCT04168060 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2025-06-03

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify if there is a benefit in routine dissection of the diaphragmatic crura during sleeve gastrectomy.

Conditions

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Crura dissection

The diaphragmatic crura, one of two tendon structures below the diaphragm, will be removed during the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

PROCEDURE

Sleeve gastrectomy

Surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 15% of its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach along the greater curvature.

PROCEDURE

Hiatal hernia repair

This involves tightening the opening in your diaphragm with stitches to keep your stomach from bulging upward through the opening in the muscle wall.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nestor De La Cruz-Munoz, MD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-22
Primary Completion
2025-05-28
Completion
2025-05-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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