Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risk

Summary

The five Teen-LABS clinical centers use standardized techniques to assess the short and longer-term safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in adolescents compared to adults.

Conditions

• Obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  collaborator OTHER

• Nationwide Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Baylor College of Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Sanford Health

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Colorado, Denver

  collaborator OTHER

• Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Thomas H Inge, MD, PhD · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

• Stephanie Sisley, MD · Baylor College of Medicine

• Mike Chen, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Anita P Courcoulas, MD, MPH · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• Todd M Jenkins, PhD,MPH · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

• Marc Michalsky, MD · Nationwide Children's Hospital

• Michael Helmrath, MD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

• Changchun Xie, PhD · University of Cincinnati

• James Mitchell, MD · Sanford Health

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2007-03-31

Primary Completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-06-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations