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Changes in Ectopic Fat Following Surgically Induced Weight Loss

NCT00840307 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-12-13

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Summary

This study evaluates how ectopic fat (in the pancreas, heart, liver and skeletal muscle), visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat changes following surgically induced weight loss using gastric banding. The investigators also evaluate whether changes in pancreatic fat content correlate with improvement in beta-cell function.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ildiko Lingvay, MD, MPH · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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