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Effects of Long Biliopancreatic Limb Versus Long Alimentary Limb in Superobesity, a Randomized Study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Severe Obesity
Interventions
Procedure: Distal gastrojejunal bypass
Procedure: RYGB
Registration Number
NCT02033577
Lead Sponsor
Aleris Obesity
Brief Summary

Surgical bypassing of a longer section of the small bowel (when doing a gastric bypass operation) gives better results on body weight in the superobese. We do not yet know whether it is beneficial to exclude more of the proximal small bowel or more of the distal. Side effects of bypassing can also be different.

Study aims at clarifying possible differences in effects and side-effects of these two surgical-technical variations.

Detailed Description

Randomisation in the OR between long biliopancreatic limb and long alimentary limb. GAstric component identical.

Perioperative biopsies to assess mucosal properties at the gastrojejunostomy and the enteroanastomosis. Repeat biopsies (gastroscopy) at one year to identify changes in the mucosa at the Gastroenteroanastomosis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI > 50
Exclusion Criteria
  • Psychiatric disease
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • inability to understand Swedish

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Distal gastrojejunal bypassDistal gastrojejunal bypassRYGB with 200 cm BP limb and 150 cm common limb
RYGBRYGBRYGB with 60 cm BP limb and 150 cm alimentary limb
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body weight reduction2 years from end of inclusion

Body weight reduction is currently the best substitute endpoint to correlate with the hard endpopints such as death, comorbidities etc.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient assessed quality of life2 years from end of inclusion

We employ SF-36, Op-9, GSRS, TFEQ scales

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aleris Obesity

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Lund, Sweden

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