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May Preoperative Waist to Height Ratio Predict Postoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Patients?

NCT02996071 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Bariatric surgery is an effective method for treatment of obesity. Sleeve gastrectomy is one of surgical methods and became popular in recent years. Weight loss rates after bariatric surgery differs among patients. The exact reason of this difference stays unclear. age, nationality, difference between body composition and type of surgery may be in concern. waist to height ratio has become popular recent years as an indicator of cardiomethabolic status. in this study, investigation of the effect of waist to height ratio differences of patients on weight loss following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a bariatric surgery.

Conditions

  • Bariatric Surgery Candidate
  • Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

a sleeve gastrectomy operation that is performed laparoscopically.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bezmialem Vakif University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huseyin K Bektasoglu, MD · Bezmialem Vakif University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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