Status:

RECRUITING

Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility During Hiatal Hernia Repair

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medtronic

Conditions:

Esophagogastric Junction Distensibility

Hiatal Hernia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators aim to ascertain the effects of hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication on the distensibility of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) as measured by FLIP topography/impedance planimetr...

Detailed Description

Patients referred for antireflux surgery and/or hiatal hernia repair will be considered for enrollment. Standard preoperative evaluation will include esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to assess for int...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient undergoing hiatal hernia repair (types I-IV included) and fundoplication
  • Absence of spastic esophageal disorders (i.e. jackhammer esophagus, achalasia types I-III) assessed by preoperative high-resolution manometry
  • Adult patients ≥18 years
  • Elective repairs

Exclusion

  • Redo hiatal hernia repairs
  • Emergent repairs
  • Patients with contraindication to surgery or endoscopy
  • Patients with esophageal varices
  • Cases with insufficient esophageal length in which fundoplication is unable to be performed or a Collis gastroplasty is required
  • Connective tissue diseases such as scleroderma or lupus
  • Diameter measurements less than 5 mm as the EF-325N catheter is not suitable

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 28 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04450628

Start Date

September 28 2020

End Date

August 1 2026

Last Update

July 28 2025

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Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203