Study of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) to Prevent Strictures After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether suppressing acid production by administration of daily proton pump inhibitors in the early post-operative period will reduce the gastrojejunal anastomosis stricture rate in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity.

Timeline

Start

2008-01

Primary completion

2011-01

Completion

2011-07

Drugs

Indications