Status:

COMPLETED

Improving Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Obesity

Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to examine the physical mechanisms that contribute to improvements of glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) following certain types of bariatric surgery.

Detailed Description

The goal of this project is to examine the physiological mechanisms that contribute to improvements of glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) following gastric bypass Roux-en-Y bariatric...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who are at least 18 years of age and undergo bariatric surgery by a LABS certified surgeon.
  • Enrollment in LABS-1 or LABS-2.
  • Documented type 2 diabetes (fasting plasma glucose greater than 125 mg/dl) that is treated with lifestyle efforts (drug naïve) or taking acceptable oral medications (see appendix) with a HgA1c less than or equal to 8.5% and a fasting blood glucose less than or equal to 180 mg/dL. This will be one group.
  • Non-diabetic (ND) with normal values for fasting glucose and HbA1c. This will be the second group.
  • Adequate IV access.

Exclusion

  • Informed consent not obtained.
  • Patient with diabetes with an HbA1c greater than 8.5% or a fasting blood glucose greater than 180 mg/dL.
  • Creatinine greater than 1.7.
  • Unlikely to comply with the 6 month follow-up (post-surgical) protocol (i.e. geographically inaccessible for study visits) or unable to communicate with local study staff.
  • Use of unacceptable diabetic medications (see appendix) at baseline (see appendix).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

63 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00676923

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

November 14 2012

Active Locations (5)

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Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

Portland, Oregon, United States

2

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

3

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

4

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195