Impact of Biliopancreatic Limb Lenght on Long-term Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Interventions
- Procedure: BP limb 120cmProcedure: BP limb 70cm
- Registration Number
- NCT03607305
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
- Brief Summary
Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 70cm and those ones undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 120 cm.
Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated
- Detailed Description
Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 70cm and those ones undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 120 cm. Alimentary limb was constant in both groups (150cm).
Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 506
Inclusion Criteria
- BMI >40 Kg/m2
- BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidities associated to obesity
- Age older than 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing other bariatric techniques than RYGB
- Patients undergoing RYGB with different BPL or AL lengths than that reported for this study
- Any other surgical procedure added to the bariatric surgery
- Impossibility to comply with pre-established clinical follow-up.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description BP limb 120cm BP limb 120cm Patients underwent a RYGB with a biliopancreatic limb of 120cm BP limb 70cm BP limb 70cm Patients underwent a RYGB with a biliopancreatic limb of 70cm
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight loss 5 years after surgery Weight loss was evaluated
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method