The place of minimal access surgery amongst people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) - a UK collaborative study
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN15517081 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN15517081 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | HTA 97/10/03 |
- Submission date
- 25/04/2003
- Registration date
- 25/04/2003
- Last edited
- 24/02/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Digestive System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Adrian Grant
Scientific
Scientific
Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
Polwarth Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB9 2ZD
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)1224 553908 |
|---|---|
| a.grant@adn.ac.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | REFLUX |
| Study objectives | Study hypothesis amended as of 09/08/2007 (Please note that these amendments reflect errors in information provided at time of registration): 1. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of a policy of relatively early laparoscopic surgery compared with continued medical management amongst people with Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) judged suitable for both policies. 2. To explore factors which may influence the relative performance of the two policies, such as patient preference, surgeon experience, pre-enrolment symptoms and signs, the underlying pathology, the type of operative procedure used or choice of therapy, and the time since surgery. 3. To explore the impact that various policies for using laparoscopic surgery would have on the NHS and society. Multi-centre, pragmatic randomised trial (with parallel, non-randomised preference groups), Economic evaluation. Setting: Secondary care provided by gastro-enterologists and surgeons. Previous study hypothesis: 1. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of a policy of relatively early laparoscopic surgery compared with continued medical management amongst people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) judged suitable for both policies. 2. To explore factors which may influence the relative performance of the two policies, such as patient preference, surgeon experience, pre-enrolment symptoms and signs, the underlying pathology, the type of operative procedure used or choice of therapy, and the time since surgery. 3. To identify the proportion and number of patients with GORD managed within the NHS for whom laparoscopic surgery could be recommended. 4. To explore the impact that various policies for using laparoscopic surgery would have on the NHS and society. Multi-centre, pragmatic randomised trial (with parallel, non-randomised preference groups), Primary care based descriptive population study, Economic evaluation. Setting: (A) Secondary care provided by gastro-enterologists and surgeons (B) General practice (C) Combination of (A) and (B). More details can be found at http://www.hta.ac.uk/1134 Please note that, as of 09/08/2007, the target number of participants has been amended from 357 to 810. Please note that, as of 11/01/2008, the anticipated start and end dates of this trial have been updated from 01/10/1999 and 31/05/2011 to 01/06/2000 and 30/09/2006, respectively. The anticipated end date of this trial provided at time of registration was 30/09/2004. An extended follow-up study of this trial started in May 2007 (HTA ref: 97/10/99). |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved by Medical Research Ethics Committee for Scotland and Local Research Ethics Committees. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
| Intervention | Laparoscopic surgery vs continued medical management |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Primary outcome measures amended as of 09/08/2007: Cost and outcome measurement (assessed through annual questionnaires): 1. Primary: disease-specific quality of life, health-related quality of life (the EuroQoL [EQ-5D] questionnaire and the 12-item Short Form health survey [SF-12]) and NHS costs. 2. Treatment preferences and attitudes to surgery and medical management. 3. Indices of differential cost effectiveness with economic modelling. Previous primary outcome measures: Cost and outcome measurement: 1. Primary - NHS costs and health-related quality of life (EQ5D and SF12) secondary - patient costs, disease specific HRQL, treatment changes, side effects and complications. 2. Prevalence PPI for GORD (>12 months); treatment preferences and attitude to surgery. 3. Indices of differential cost effectiveness and economic models of NHS uptake of minimal access surgery. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Added as of 09/08/2007: The following are assessed through annual questionnaires: 1. Patient costs 2. Treatment changes 3. Side effects and complications |
| Overall study start date | 01/06/2000 |
| Completion date | 30/09/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 810 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Inclusion criteria amended as of 09/08/2007 (Please note that these amendments reflect errors in information provided at time of registration): Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-treated GORD patients suitable for surgical or medical secondary care management Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-treated GORD patients suitable for surgical or medical secondary care management 2. All PPI treated GORD patients in General Practice |
| Key exclusion criteria | Added as of 09/08/2007: Specific contraindications to surgery. |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/06/2000 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/09/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Health Services Research Unit
Aberdeen
AB9 2ZD
United Kingdom
AB9 2ZD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)1132 545 843 |
|---|---|
| Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03sbpja79 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | cost-effectiveness results | 01/09/2008 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | intial results | 15/12/2008 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 14/07/2009 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 22/03/2010 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 18/04/2013 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/06/2013 | Yes | No |
