The effect of a gastric bypass operation on family members
Completed
- Conditions
- Obesityoverweight10003018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37446
- Lead Sponsor
- Slotervaartziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
- Age between 12 - 60 years
- Sufficient command of the Dutch language (speaking and reading)
- Family members have to live together in a domicile
Exclusion Criteria
- Endocrinologic disorders (e.g. Cushing Syndrome, hyperthyroidism)
- Current or history of treatment with medications that may cause significant weight gain, within 3 months prior to screening
- Current participation in an organised weight reduction program (or within the last 3 months)
- Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study endpoint is insight in the determinants of the variation in weight<br /><br>change (both weight loss and weight gain) of household members 12 months after<br /><br>a gastric bypass operation compared to household members of obese patients<br /><br>visiting the obesity outpatient clinic. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary parameters are examining the prevalence of obesity in household<br /><br>members of patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery and differences in<br /><br>eating behaviour after surgery compared to household members of obese patients<br /><br>visiting the obesity outpatient clinic.</p><br>