Clinical Trial Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

Göteborg University100 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized clinical trial assessing the outcome of two surgical strategies to treat severe obesity; laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic VBG. Main outcome is weight loss and weight loss maintenance but other factors as body composition, eating pattern, metabolic normalisation, energy expenditure will also be assessed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Morbid Obesity

Interventions

Laparoscopic gastric bypassPROCEDURE

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

Laparoscopic VBGPROCEDURE

Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI 35-50 kg/m2 * 20-60 y Exclusion Criteria: * Severe co-morbidity * Unmotivated to long term follow up

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery

Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weight loss

Time frame: 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Body composition

Time frame: 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after surgery

Eating pattern

Time frame: 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after surgery

Energy expenditure

Time frame: 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after surgery

Gut hormonal response

Time frame: 4 and 10 years after surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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