Use of Very Low Calorie Diet Preoperatively to Bariatric Surgery

Aarhus University Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Weight Loss; Bariatric Surgery Candidate; Very Low Calorie Diet

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: VLCD; Dietary Supplement: Standard care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05291741

1-16-02-436-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate use of Very Low Calorie Diet preoperatively to bariatric surgery can optimize weight loss prior to surgery and increase the patients' satisfaction.

Full description

In this project the investigators want to develop an effective Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) treatment prior to bariatric surgery, which is optimized in relation to the size and speed of the weight loss as well as in terms of satisfaction both for the patients as for the health care professionals. Thus the investigators will randomize 500 patients to either VLCD or standard care prior to bariatric surgery. The investigators aim to optimize preoperative and the operative course for patients, who are offered bariatric surgery.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Eligible for bariatric surgery

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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500 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

Active Comparator group

Description:

VLCD

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: VLCD

Standard care

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Standard care

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Standard care