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Small Bowel Length and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes

NCT02872493 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 470

Last updated 2025-07-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the total length of small intestine effects outcomes after bariatric surgery in a cohort of patients preoperatively and up to ten years postoperatively. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy will be the surgical groups in this study. We aim to determine if bowel length has a significant effect on long term weight loss or other nutritional deficiencies in this bariatric cohort.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Small bowel length measurement

The total length of the small bowel with be measured at the time of the bariatric surgical operation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charles R Flynn, PhD · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2025-03-31
Completion
2025-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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