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Use Of Esomeprazole In Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patients Users And Non-Users Of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)

Information source: AstraZeneca
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Postoperative Bariatric Surgery

Intervention: Esomeprazole (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: AstraZeneca

Summary

Phase IV, open-label, multicenter, non-randomized, with 2 non-comparative investigational arms study, carried out in morbid obesity patients who had undergone gastric bypass surgery for body weight reduction

Clinical Details

Official title: Use Of Esomeprazole In Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patients Users And Non-Users Of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)

Study design: Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: To evaluate the efficacy of Esomeprazole in preventing anastomotic stomal ulcer after gastric bypass surgery for weight loss

Secondary outcome: To evaluate the efficacy of Esomeprazole in avoiding appearance of related peptic acid symptoms after gastric bypass surgery for weight loss.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent signed and dated

- BMI ≥40 kg/m2 or BMI between 35 and 40 kg/m2, but with a severe disease together with

obesity

- Indication for gastric bypass surgery

- Upper digestive endoscopy prior to surgery not showing esophagitis, erosions, ulcers

or neoplasia, examination performed up to 30 days before surgery being considered valid

- Helicobacter pylori non-infected patients, diagnosed by tests carried out up to 30

days before surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindication for gastric bypass surgery

- Contraindication to use Omeprazole and derivatives

- Patients carriers of gastrinoma or having hypergastrinemia

- Patients contraindicated to perform UDE

- Patients with previous esophagogastroduodenal surgery

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Additional Information

Starting date: September 2005
Last updated: January 23, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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