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Clinical Staging Tools for the Impacts of Obesity on Individuals

Completed
Conditions
Morbid Obesity
Interventions
Procedure: Bariatric surgery
Registration Number
NCT01112228
Lead Sponsor
Imperial College London
Brief Summary

This study will assess various published staging tools to assess the health impacts of obesity on individuals. The aim is to identify benefits and drawbacks, and thus help Obesity Centres and GPs better assess obese individuals as well as better identify who benefits most from having weight loss treatment.

Detailed Description

This study will assess various published staging tools to assess the health impacts of obesity on individuals. The aim is to identify benefits and drawbacks, and thus help Obesity Centres and GPs better assess obese individuals as well as better identify who benefits most from having weight loss treatment

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • Morbid obesity
  • At least 1 year follow-up after bariatric surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • N/A

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Obese patientsBariatric surgeryObese patients for Bariatric surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in Obesity Scores After Weight Loss TreatmentMinimum of 1 year follow-up

Changes were measured in the following clinical domains

-Airway, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular risk, Diabetes, Economic, Functional. Gonadal, Body Image.

An improvement was considered when any 1 of these domains changes for the positive. Thus, if a patient had an improvement in cardiovascular risk the intervention was considered beneficial even if no other domains changed.

Out measure is calculated as the count of participants achieving at least 1 improvement (Count)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in Obesity Scores in Various SubgroupsMinimum of 1 year follow-up

Changes in obesity scores in patients with carious co-morbid conditions (eg, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea) before bariatric surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Imperial Weight Centre, Imperial College London

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London, United Kingdom

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