The Effect of Surgically Induced Weight Loss on Endocrine Function, Cardiovascular Function and Body Composition
Stopped early · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Bariatric Surgery
In brief
This study is being conducted to evaluate changes in sugar, metabolism, heart function and changes in body composition as patients lose weight following bariatric surgery. The investigators will compare improvements of the above changes as a function of the four different types of bariatric surgery. The investigators believe the most beneficial and safest procedure will be the Roux-en-Y.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00686972
- Run by
- Johns Hopkins University
- People needed
- 51
- Starts
- 2007-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-07-02
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male and female volunteers 21-65 years.
- BMI > 40.
- Preoperative hematocrit level of at least 34% for women and 38% for men.
- Postoperative hematocrit level of at least 34% for women and 36% for men.
You may not qualify if…
- Volunteers whose hematocrit level does not meet the above criteria.
- Pregnant and or lactating females.
Where it is running
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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