# Suture Reinforcement to Reduce the Leak Rate After Sleeve Gastrectomy

> **NCT05987787** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Foggia** · enrollment: 33 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Bariatric Surgery Candidate
- Obesity, Morbid
- Leak, Anastomotic
- Bleeding

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without suture reinforcement
- **PROCEDURE:** laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with suture reinforcement

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05987787
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Foggia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2023-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 33 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05987787

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05987787, "Suture Reinforcement to Reduce the Leak Rate After Sleeve Gastrectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05987787. Licensed CC0.

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