Bone Loss After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Completed

Conditions studied: Bone Loss, Bone Density, Gastric Bypass, Bariatric Surgery

In brief

The objective of this study is to assess changes bone mineral density and bone metabolism after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. The investigators hypothesize that weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery will be associated with increased bone turnover, changes in bone metabolism, and loss of bone mass.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00975013

Run by

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation

People needed

40

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-09-07

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Morbidly obese female patients undergoing elective laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a single institution

You may not qualify if…

• Male patients
• Patients unable to fulfill the study protocol requirements

Where it is running

• Gundersen Lutheran Health System — La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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