Tokyo, Oct. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062999) titled 'Assessment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Before and After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Obesity' on Oct. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital

Condition: Condition - patients with obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to evaluate the severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) before and after sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity and to assess the therapeutic efficacy of vonoprazan. Basic objectives2 - Safety

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - If patients are diagnosed with GERD, treatment with vonoprazan 20 mg once daily will be initiated and continued for 4 weeks.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients aged 20 years or older with obesity who meet the surgical criteria for sleeve gastrectomy. Key exclusion criteria - 1. Patients considered unsuitable for participation by the principal investigator or a sub-investigator. 2. Patients from whom informed consent cannot be obtained from the patient or their legally authorized representative (or family member, if applicable). Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - No longer recruiting Date of protocol fixation - 2022 Year 04 Month 01 Day Date of IRB - 2022 Year 03 Month 31 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2022 Year 04 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071445

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