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Brief Title: PPI Therapy Impact on GERD After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Official Title: Impact of Treatment With Protonic Pump Inhibitors After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms: Pilot Study
Study ID: NCT04400136
Brief Summary: The trial would to try to establish: * The best post-operative PPI prescription protocol after Sleeve Gastrectomy * The impact of PPI therapy on postoperative peptic diseases (erosive gastropathies, ulcers, duodenitis, esophagitis and/or Barrett) * The impact of PPI therapy on post-operative GERD symptoms (assessed with the use of two standard tests: MRGE-HRQL and GERDQ
Detailed Description: 45 patients candidate to primary SG and randomized in 3 study groups (15 per group) GROUP A: no treatment (control group) GROUP B (standard dose-long term): Lansoprazole buccal tablets 30 mg once daily (before breakfast on an empty stomach) for 6 months GROUP C (standard dose-short term): Lansoprazole buccal tablets 30 mg once daily (before breakfast on an empty stomach) for 3 months
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
University of Rome "la sapienza", Latina, , Italy