The Bialystok Bariatric Surgery Study
Recruiting · NCT04634591 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Medical University of Bialystok
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Bariatric surgery
What this trial is about
The Bialystok Bariatric Surgery Study (BBSS) is a prospective observational cohort study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at the First Clinical Department of General and Endocrine Surgery at the Medical University of Bialystok. The BBSS consists of a battery of baseline tests established one month prior to the surgery and repeated at one, three, six, twelve and twenty four-month follow-up clinical visits.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2, or BMI ≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders, or heart disease.
- Inability to achieve a healthy weight loss sustained for a period of time with prior weight loss efforts
- Patient consent for participation in research project
- Willingness in participation in follow-up visits
Exclusion criteria
- substance abuse,
- uncontrolled psychiatric illness
- expected lack of compliance
- advanced-stage cancer
- Non-obese control group:
- BMI \<30
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok - Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland