The Effect of 'Medical Nutrition Therapy' on Post-bariatric Hypoglycemia 2-4 Years After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypoglycemia

Obesity, Morbid

Treatments

Behavioral: 10-point nutrition plan

Behavioral: Regular diet

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05011682

2021/230363

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot study to explore the effect of 'medical nutritional therapy' in patients diagnosed with post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), 2-4 years after gastric bypass surgery. The study is largely inspired by the findings presented in the meta-analyses from Joslin Diabetes Center, where a treatment strategy is proposed to reduce the symptoms of PBH. This treatment strategy is mainly based on clinical observations and experience, while there is little or no objective data to support that this strategy improves PBH. The data from this pilot study can then be used to set up larger studies where a conclusion on treatment of PBH may be drawn.

Enrollment

9 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patient in Nord-Trøndelag 2-4 years after Roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery
visits Namsos outpatient clinic for follow-up.
having at least 3 symptoms of hypoglycemia presented in the dumping severity scale (DSS).
at least one of these symptoms must be a neuroglycopenic symptom
all these symptoms have an intensity of 2 or 3 on DSS.

Exclusion criteria