Bariatric Surgery Telemedicine Study

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new educational program for people who have recently had gastric bypass surgery. This program involves both the use of newly developed wireless home monitoring technology (medication box, weight scale, and pedometer) and telephone-based, individually tailored health counseling with a bariatric dietician.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01378897

Run by

Baystate Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 6 weeks-1 year post gastric bypass surgery
• > 18 years of age
• English-speaking and able to read and understand consent form and study questionnaires.
• Land line analog telephone service at home

You may not qualify if…

• Suffered unexpected complications from surgery as judged by the surgeons
• Anyone judged not fit to participate in the study, as per the surgeon or dietician's clinical judgment
• Weight >440 lbs. at enrollment (upper limit of our weight scale)
• Planning to relocate from the area within the next 2-3 months (i.e., during study timeframe)

Where it is running

• Baystate Medical Center — Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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