Bariatric Surgery on Short Term Weight Loss- Related Changes in Gait

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity, Morbid

In brief

This is a short term study of the effects of bariatric surgery on body composition, gait parameters during walking, lower extremity joint pain and quality of life (QOL) in morbidly obese patients who are already scheduled for a bariatric surgical procedure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01447316

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

36

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-17

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• no urgent need for bariatric procedure
• 21-65 years of age
• body mass index (BMI) 35 kg/m2 or greater, defined as morbid obesity
• waist circumference of < 66 inches
• able to walk independently

You may not qualify if…

• < 21 or > 65 years of age
• pregnancy; psychiatric conditions; binge eating patterns; Prader-Willi syndrome; drug dependency; dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases that would preclude appropriate cognitive or physical ability to perform study protocol
• uncontrolled diabetes (not using meds)
• waist circumference of > 66 inches
• orthopedic conditions that prevent ambulation (severe painful osteoarthritis of the hip or knee)
• patient is wheelchair bound

Where it is running

• UF&Shands Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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