Long-limb or Distal Gastric Bypass for Superobesity - Randomized Study

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Procedure: long-limb gastric bypass

Procedure: distal gastric bypass

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00821197

AT-0910-ST

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main study objective:

To evaluate long-limb gastric bypass (150 cm alimentary limb) vs. "distal" gastric bypass (common channel 150 cm) in the treatment of superobesity (BMI 50-60 kg/m2).

The main study hypothesis:

Distal bypass accomplish an estimated 10-20 % larger weightloss than long-limb gastric bypass 1 year after surgery. Patients subject to distal bypass have more gastrointestinal side effects and more extensive nutritional deficiences compared to long-limb gastric bypass.

Full description

Technical data will later be published in detail

Enrollment

115 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

BMI 50 - 60 kg/m2 at admission for evaluation for bariatric surgery
BMI 48 - 62 kg/m2 at study inclusion
informed consent
scheduled for bariatric surgery

Exclusion criteria

previous bariatric surgery
previous major abdominal surgery
previous history or established urolithiasis
viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis of any kind
factors making the patient not eligible to understand and commit to the study protocol (severe psychiatric disease or drug/narcotic abuse)