Clinical Trial Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

NCT01639677 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial assessing the outcome of two surgical strategies to treat severe obesity; laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic VBG. Main outcome is weight loss and weight loss maintenance but other factors as body composition, eating pattern, metabolic normalisation, energy expenditure will also be assessed.

Conditions

  • Morbid Obesity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic gastric bypass

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic VBG

Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imperial College London

    collaborator OTHER
  • Göteborg University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Torsten Olbers, MD, PhD · GöteborgU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-04-30
Primary Completion
2001-04-30
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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