Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Plus Omentectomy Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Alone in Improving Diabetic Indices

Legacy Health System

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Interleukins; Diabetes; Cytokines

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic gastric bypass plus omentectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00552942

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Details and patient eligibility

About

To see if removing the omentum in addition to a gastric bypass improves diabetes is better than just a gastric bypass.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass, >18 yo, understands english

Exclusion criteria

• previous lower pelvic surgery, self-pay patients, previous weight loss surgery,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

surgery plus omentectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic gastric bypass plus omentectomy

2

No Intervention group

Description:

standard gastric bypass