Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT00433810
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Brief Summary
The goal of the LABS-1 study is to assess the short-term safety of bariatric surgery.
- Detailed Description
The primary objectives of this study are to assess the safety of bariatric surgery by estimating the prevalence of short term adverse outcomes in a multicenter cohort of patients undergoing bariatric surgical procedures and to determine the associations between short term adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery and both clinical/demographic patient characteristics and features of operative/perioperative care
Funds are not available to pay for the surgery for patients, only to address research questions.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 5102
- All patients age 18 years or older, eligible and undergoing bariatric surgery performed by a LABS-certified surgeon.
- Patients who do not provide informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (10)
Sacramento Bariatric
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States
Cornell University Medical Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
East Carolina University
🇺🇸Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
🇺🇸Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Washington
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
Virginia Mason Medical Center
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
Sacramento Bariatric🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States