Skin conditions in patients with severe obesity - a monocentric cohort study with a consecutive sample of patients, who undergo within 12 months a bariatric surgical procedure at the Hospital Vest GmbH
- Conditions
- E66.02L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012883
- Lead Sponsor
- Vestisches Adipositaszentrum Klinikum Vest GmbH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
Written informed consent has been signed prior to or at Screening Visit
Obese patients who meet the German Society of Surgery S3-Guideline criteria for bariatric surgery in order to gain weight loss
Age between 18 and 99 years
Exclusion Criteria
Conditions that might interfere with the ability to understand the study and thus giving informed consentSimultaneous participation in another clinical study or participation in another clinical study in the 30 days directly preceding inclusionsuspected lack of compliance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of the efficacy of the bariatric-surgical procedure (endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) to reduce the number and variety of skin changes pre- (timepoint 0) and post surgery (timepoints 3,6,12 months) by clinical examination (documentation of the clinical findings) and questionaires.<br>Assessment of the quantity of hair loss following bariatric surgery (Trichoscan exam at the above mentioned timepoints).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of quality of life by means of QoL-questionnaire at 0,3,6,12 months following surgical procedure.