Clinical experience of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a public hospital setting to achieve weight loss in morbidly obese patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity surgery; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000416493
• Lead Sponsor: Jeremy Tan

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

All patients having surgery for obesity in Sir Charles Gairdner hospital. If they are having the operation or have had the operation, they can be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded from the study if they are blind or illiterate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight loss.[Checked yearly for 5 years]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of co-morbidities of obesity. We will be measuring diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaema.[Checked yearly for 5 years.]