BODY-Q Longitudinal Result Study and Comparison With Normative Scores

Summary

Obesity is a global epidemic that has nearly tripled since 1975. Worldwide, over 650 million people live with obesity, and it is therefore a growing cause for concern. Bariatric surgery (BaS) is the most effective long-term weight loss method in morbidly obese patients. BaS can result in sustained weight loss and resolve obesity-related comorbidities. However, BaS most often results in various extremes of excess skin, where subsequent body contouring surgery (BC) can be needed. The excess skin following massive weight loss is known to negatively impacts patients' body image, physical and psychological well-being, which previous studies have indicated to improve after BC.

The purpose of this study is to assess change in patients' health-related quality of life (HRQL) relative to the general population score. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies measuring change of patient's HRQL throughout the entire weight loss journey and comparing these scores with the scores of the general population.

It is hypothesized that 1) BaS will improve patients' quality of life on short terms (1-2 years) after surgery, however patients' HRQL will decrease with increasing amounts of excess skin. 2) Patients' HRQL will improve after post-BC equivalent of the scores of the general population.

Conditions

• Weight Loss
• Excess Skin

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bariatric surgery

Pre- and post-bariatric surgery (3, 6, 12 months postoperative and yearly)

PROCEDURE

Body contouring surgery

Pre- and post body contouring surgery (3, 6, 12 months postoperative and yearly)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital of Southwest Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• McMaster University

  collaborator OTHER

• OLVG West Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

  collaborator OTHER

• Tampere University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Department of Plastic Surgery, Wroclaw, Poland

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Department of Plastic Surgery, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  collaborator OTHER

• Campus Bio-Medico University

  collaborator OTHER

• Odense University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jens A Sørensen, MD, PhD · Odense University Hospital

• Lotte Poulsen, MD, PhD · Odense University Hospital

• Farima Dalaei, MD · Odense University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-06-30

Primary Completion

2022-05-31

Completion

2022-05-31

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations