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Sleeve-gastrectomy Efficacy in Morbid Obese Patient With a Focus on the Role of Inflammation

Conditions
Morbid Obesity
Registration Number
NCT03559842
Lead Sponsor
University Of Perugia
Brief Summary

Despite the wide range of studies concerning the positive effects of bariatric surgery on metabolic state of morbid obese patient, it is necessary to further investigate the specific role of the "sleeve-gastrectomy" intervention, going not only to research results in terms of safety or efficacy on the treatment of comorbidities, but also aimed to understand whether the improvement of metabolic and cardiovascular parameters is due to total weight loss or rather to visceral fat loss, and how much of this improvement is attributable to changes in inflammatory status. The primary endpoint of the study is to evaluate the effect of sleeve-gastrectomy on metabolic parameters (glyco-lipidic assessment, vitamins), bone-remodelling parameters (vitamin D, parathormone) and cardiovascular parameters (blood pressure, flow-mediated dilation, indexed left ventricular mass, inter-ventricular septum, carotid intima-media thickness) in a large obese population on the basis of total weight loss (TWL), variation of visceral fat area (VFA), variation of peri-renal fat thickness and insulin resistance index ("Homeostasis Model Assessment-insulin resistance" - HOMA). In addition the investigators set themselves the objective of assessing whether the presence of comorbidities (diabetes and hypertension) can influence the effects of the intervention on the above parameters, and whether the levels of the NETs and of adipokines such as chemerin in the pre- and post-intervention can correlate with the metabolic-vascular dysfunction, and play a role in its eventual improvement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI ≥ 40 kg / m2 (or ≥ 35 kg / m2 with at least one comorbidity), aged between 18 and 65 years.
Exclusion Criteria
  • renal or hepatic impairment
  • heart failure (New York Heart Association - NYHA II-IV)
  • secondary causes of obesity
  • major psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
microcirculatory functionOne year

Laser-Doppler flowmetry

aortic stiffnessOne year

tonometry

cardiovascular assessmentOne year

anti-hypertensive therapy variation (number of drugs)

adipokinesOne year

chemerin, leptin and adiponectin plasmatic dosage

obesity-related cardiomyopathyOne year

cardiac ultrasonography

insulin resistanceOne year

HOMA index

ectopic adiposityOne year

ultrasound evaluation of visceral fat

inflammationOne year

high sensitivity C reactive protein, sclerostin, osteopontin, cathepsin K, IL-10

dyslipidemiaOne year

total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL

liver functionOne year

Evaluation of "Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (NAFLD) fibrosis score according to the following formula:

-1.675 + 0.037 × age (years) + 0.094 × BMI (kg/m2) + 1.13 × IFG/diabetes (yes = 1, no = 0) + 0.99 × AST/ALT ratio - 0.013 × platelet (×109/l) - 0.66 × albumin (g/dl).

Cutoffs:

NAFLD Score \< -1.455 = low grade fibrosis; NAFLD Score -1.455 - 0.675 = indeterminate score; NAFLD Score \> 0.675 = high grade fibrosis.

biliary acid and sterols assessmentOne year

laboratory analysis

bone metabolism assessmentOne year

vitamin D, PTH

NETsOne year

"Neutrophil extracellular traps" dosage

flow-mediated dilationOne year

ultrasound evaluation

carotid intima-media thicknessOne year

ultrasound evaluation

blood pressureOne year

systolic and diastolic blood pressure

nutritional assessmentOne year

sideremia, vitamin B12, folates

adipose tissue quantificationOne year

bioimpedentiometry

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
inflammatory bone remodeling markersOne year

sclerostin, osteopontin, cathepsin K

macrophages commitment markersOne year

interleukin-10

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Internal Medicine

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Perugia, Italy

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