Gastric Procedures for Obesity

Completed

• Conditions: Morbid Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT01026181
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Brief Summary

This is a prospective case series study; all morbidly obese patients that need surgical management in Royal Alexandra Hospital will be provided 3 surgical options: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG), laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LR-en-Y), and laparoscopic gastric banding (LGB), safety and effectiveness will be compared among the 3 groups. The outcome measures will be percentage of excess weight loss, BMI, operative time, hospital stays, complications and improvement of comorbidities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-07
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Results First Submitted: 2016-12-08
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-03
• Results First Posted: 2017-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• morbid obese patients aged from 18-65,
• BMI > 40 kg/m2 or BMI> 35 kg/m2 with severe comorbidities: diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension etc.

Exclusion Criteria

• psychiatric illness,
• substance abuse,
• previous gastrointestinal surgery, and
• any patient who transfers from laparoscopic to convention procedure.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in BMI	from baseline to 2-year postoperation	Patients' weight and height were measured at follow up visit 2 years post operation.; BMI was calculated using the formula: weight (kg)/height(meter)\^2
Change in Body Weight	baseline to 2-year postoperation	Change of body weight in Kilograms measured at follow-up visits two year after surgery