The Role of the Omentum in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this research is to determine some of the reasons that blood sugar and insulin levels improve after bariatric surgery but before weight loss begins, as well as why people respond differently to weight loss surgery. It will also examine whether removing the fat around the stomach and large intestine (the omentum) will improve weight loss. Finally, it will see why there are differences between Whites and African Americans who have weight loss surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00212160

Run by

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

People needed

66

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI > 40
• BMI > 35 with co-morbidities
• normal creatinine/liver labs
• insurance approval for RYGB or resources to self-pay
• proximity to Nashville, TN

You may not qualify if…

• use of anticoagulants, steroids, therapeutic niacin
• previous bariatric surgery

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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