Study of Surgically-Induced Weight Loss on Pelvic Floor Disorders

University of California San Diego

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pelvic Floor Disorders

Treatments: Procedure: LapBand

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00884871

071113

Details and patient eligibility

About

The specific aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of surgically-induced weight reduction, as achieved by laparoscopic gastric banding or sleeve gastrectomy, on pelvic floor disorders such as stress urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, anal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse in severely, morbidly and super-obese women using a prospective, observational study design.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• surgical eligibility met by Center for the Treatment Obesity criteria
• morbid obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) or severe obesity (BMI > 33 kg/m2) in presence of NIH co-morbidities
• willing to participate in study, including completion of self-reported questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy or planned pregnancy
• recent pregnancy or pelvic surgery
• age < 21 years
• known neurologic disease or pelvic pathology

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Description:

100 obese women undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Treatment:

Procedure: LapBand