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Socioecological Factors Associated With Ethnic Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Utilization and Post-WLS

NCT06342050 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-05-22

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Summary

The goal of this cross-sectional observational study is to examine potential relationships between the blood and gut microbiota of patients with obesity before and after weight loss surgery (WLS) and evaluate potential ethnic differences in the blood and gut microbiotas before and after the WLS.

The main aims / objectives of this sub-study are:

* Aim 1. Compare the relationship between the blood and the gut microbiomes among a sample of (1) pre-WLS and (2) 6-month post-WLS participants.

Hypothesis: Blood bacterial composition will resemble that of the gut microbiome among pre-WLS participants. Because the effect of WLS on the blood microbiome is not known, our post-WLS results will be mostly exploratory.

* Aim 2. Determine racial differences in the blood microbiome of the pre- and post-WLS groups.

Hypothesis2: Ethnic differences will be detected in both the pre- and post-WLS groups.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benjamin Schneider, M.D. · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-14
Primary Completion
2025-01-31
Completion
2025-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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