Morbid Obesity: Effects of Conservative Treatments and Gastric Bypass Surgery

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Morbid Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: lifestyle changes

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00239850

NSD12820 (Other Identifier)

4.2005.33

05/3344TSP (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of conservative treatments of obesity with surgery (gastric bypass).

Full description

The aim of this study is to evaluate 3 different treatments of obesity with gastric bypass. Two groups will be treated in different clinics and 1 group will be treated at our outpatient clinic. Sixty patients will participate in each group. Behavioural changes and weight loss over 4-5 years will be followed. We will also analyse changes in hormones, mental status, sexual behaviour, effect of training and quality of life.

Enrollment: 209 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body mass index (BMI) > 40 or BMI > 35 with complications

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable atherosclerotic disease
• Psychologically unstable
• Unable to participate in the training program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)