Bariatric Surgery and Pharmacokinetics of Ramipril

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obesity, Morbid

Treatments: Drug: Ramipril

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03440177

2016/1145b

Details and patient eligibility

About

Changes to gastric pH, gastric emptying time, gastrointestinal transit-time or the pre-systemic metabolizing effect of enzymes secreted in the mucosa may all alter the pharmacokinetics of medicines. These factors are potentially influenced by bariatric surgery. Little is so far known about how gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy impacts the biological availability of medication. In this study we investigate the pharmacokinetic effects of bariatric surgery on ramipril.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Preparing to undergo gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy in Central Norway
• Being a Norwegian citizen

Exclusion criteria

• Having previously undergone resections in the GI-tract