Effects of bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal function.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- ObesityOral and Gastrointestinal - Normal oral and gastrointestinal development and function
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000451000
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
Body Mass Index (BMI) =40kg/m2; or BMI of between 35kg/m2 and 40kg/m2 with other significant disease
Exclusion Criteria
- Medical history: respiratory, cardiovascular, hepatic and/or renal disease
- Chronic alcohol abuse
- epilepsy
- medication known to affect gastrointestinal function
- previous gastrointestinal surgrey (excluding obesity surgery)
- Patients with diabetes mellitus requiring oral hypoglycaemic medication and/or insulin
- exposure to ionising radiation for research purposes in past 12 months
- Females not using appropriate contraceptive method
- Pregnant/breast feeding mothers
- Smoking > 10 cigarettes / day
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method