Assessment of Knee Arthrosis After Bariatric Surgery (BASIK)

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Treatments: Other: knee MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01207024

P071225

Details and patient eligibility

About

Impact of loss of weight on knee arthrosis has not been thoroughly studied. The primary goal of this study is to compare the MRI parameters (aspect of cartilage and oedema of spongious sub-chondral bone) before and one year after bariatric surgery.

Knee MRI is not currently part of the investigations preceding bariatric surgery.

Full description

Assessment of knee arthrosis in severely obese patients after bariatric surgery.

Impact of loss of weight on knee arthrosis has not been thoroughly studied. The primary goal of this study is to compare the MRI parameters (aspect of cartilage and oedema of spongious sub-chondral bone) before and one year after bariatric surgery.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 59 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• bariatric surgery
• IMC >= 35

Exclusion criteria

• those of bariatric surgery
• contra-indication to MRI
• pregnancy

Trial design

80 participants in 1 patient group

knee MRI

Description:

knee MRI for all patients undergoing bariatric surgery as usual care

Treatment:

Other: knee MRI