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Metabolism and Bariatric Surgery Study

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Insulin Resistance
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
Procedure: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP)
Procedure: Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
Registration Number
NCT03371368
Lead Sponsor
Columbia University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if diet-induced weight loss causes different changes in hormones that control appetite and glucose control than surgery-induced weight loss. The overall research plan is a non-randomized prospective study of 3 different weight loss (WL) interventions and a lean and an obese healthy control group.

Detailed Description

Weight loss (WL) improves obesity-related co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Unfortunately, WL through life-style interventions has a high degree of relapse and the lack of safe, effective and affordable therapies together with an increase in the prevalence of morbid obesity has led to a rise in bariatric procedures. Clinical trials in patients with DM show that improvements in glycemia vary between procedures and occur in the following order: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) \> sleeve gastrectomy (SG) \> laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) \> medical/life-style therapy. This order mirrors the amount of WL with each intervention and is a major driver of glycemic improvement. The investigators have shown profound changes unique to RYGB and SG in levels of hormones that make up the "gut-brain" and "enteroinsular" axes. The association of some of these hormones with insulin sensitivity (IS) and glycemia, independent of WL strongly suggests that glycemic improvements after surgery occur in part through pathways that are distinct from just calorie restriction. This study builds on results showing that levels of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19), a protein secreted by intestinal cells, are increased after RYGB and SG but not after low calorie diet (LCD). This difference may affect hormones that control the stress response to weight loss. The investigators will explore differences in hormones of the gut that affect appetite, body weight, and stress response in healthy lean and obese individuals. Obese individuals will also be studied before and after 15% body weight loss induced by LCD, RYGB or SG, and again at 1 year after study enrollment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Men and women Ages 18-65 Years Old

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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Altered Sleep-wake Cycle
  2. Type 1 or 2 Diabetes
  3. Previous Bariatric Surgery
  4. Lactose Intolerance
  5. Any Special Diet restrictions.
  6. Use of medications that may affect body weight at screening or during a 3-month period prior.
  7. Untreated thyroid disease
  8. Other medical conditions like Cushing's, acromegaly, Hearth failure, Crohn's disease, etc.
  9. Pregnancy
  10. Tobacco or opioid use
  11. Alcohol dependence
  12. > 3% weight change over the 3month period prior to screening
  13. Unwillingness to maintain current level of physical activity over duration of study period
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Very Low Calorie Diet Diabetic and Non-diabeticVery Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)very low calorie diet
Gastric Bypass Diabetic and Non-diabeticRoux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP)Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Sleeve Gastrectomy Diabetic and Non-diabeticSleeve Gastrectomy (SG)sleeve gastrectomy surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in urine free cortisol levelBaseline and 1 year

A linear mixed effects model will be used to compare the cortisol changes between the LCD and the surgery groups. Specifically, cortisol change will be modeled as longitudinal outcome, and the main predictors are time and treatment group, and the time-treatment interaction.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Columbia University Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

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