Status:

COMPLETED

Surgery in Chronic Cough GERD Related

Lead Sponsor:

University of Bologna

Conditions:

GERD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The effectiveness of surgical fundoplication in treating classical reflux symptoms is well documented, but the role of surgery in alleviating extra-esophageal symptoms allegedly secondary to gastro-es...

Detailed Description

Pre-operatively, patients routinely underwent the symptoms assessment, barium swallow, upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy and esophageal manometry. The type and severity of symptoms and the grade of r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients aged \> 18 years, affected by chronic cough (\> 8 weeks)associated with GERD typical symptoms, negative for pulmonary diseases on chest HRCT scan, on methacholine challenge test and spirometry, undergoing anti-reflux surgery

Exclusion

  • patients with chronic cough (\> 8 weeks) positive for pulmonary diseases on chest High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scan, methacholine challenge test and spirometry; association of GERD with epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum, collagen diseases, undetermined esophageal motility disorders, redo antireflux surgery, previous surgery on the thoracic and abdominal esophagus and stomach,on the diaphragm.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 1995

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01899183

Start Date

January 1 1995

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

July 15 2013

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Department of Medical And Surgical Sciences University of Bologna

Bologna, BO, Italy, 40138