Gastric Procedures for Obesity

University of Alberta

Status: Completed

Conditions: Morbid Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01026181

Pro00002425

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

150 participants in 3 patient groups

LSG

Description:

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

LRYGB

Description:

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

LAGB

Description:

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding