Bariatric Surgery and Skeletal Health

Completed

Conditions studied: Morbid Obesity

In brief

Bone loss may occur after bariatric (weight loss) surgery, but standard methods of measuring bone density in obese patients are potentially inaccurate. This study uses quantitative computed tomography to examine changes in bone mineral density after bariatric surgery. We are also studying mechanisms which may explain bone loss after bariatric surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01098942

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

50

Starts

2009-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Either scheduled for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery or enrolled in a lifestyle weight management program

You may not qualify if…

• Weight ≥ than 450 lbs
• Postmenopausal women
• Significant heart, kidney, liver, or malignant disease
• Current disorders known to affect bone
• Use of medications known to affect bone for more than 7 days in the past 12 months

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• MGH — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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