Table 1.
Visit | Assessments/data collected |
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Screening/baseline |
• Informed consent and inclusion/exclusion criteria assessed • Demographics (date of birth, gender, race) • Height and weight • GERD history: duration of PPI use, years with GERD, GERD new onset or pre-existing after LSG • GERD-HRQL (on/off PPIs) and Foregut Symptoms Questionnaire (off PPIs) • Baseline GERD-related medication use • Esophageal pH measurements (off PPIs) • Endoscopy • Manometry/motility • Barium esophagram • Motivation for surgery |
Implant/discharge |
• Surgery date • Surgery start and stop time • Implanted device size • Concomitant procedures (e.g., hiatal hernia repair, cholecystectomy) • Barium esophagram and upright Bi-Planar X-Rays (AP and Lateral) • Discharge date • Perioperative and device- and/or procedure-related adverse events |
2-week | • Device- and/or procedure-related adverse events |
3-month |
• GERD-related medication usage within the last 30 days • GERD-HRQL (off PPIs) and Foregut Symptoms Questionnaire (off PPIs) • Device- and/or procedure-related adverse events |
6-month |
• GERD-related medication use within the last 30 days • GERD-HRQL (off PPIs) and Foregut Symptoms Questionnaire (off PPIs) • Device- and/or procedure-related adverse events |
12-month |
• Height and weight • GERD-HRQL (off PPIs) and Foregut Symptoms Questionnaire (off PPIs) • GERD-related medication usage within the last 30 days • Esophageal pH testing (off PPIs) • Manometry/motility • Endoscopy • Barium esophagram and upright Bi-Planar X-Rays • Device- and/or procedure-related adverse events |