Status:
COMPLETED
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Weight Regain
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-60 years
Brief Summary
This study compares eating behaviors, meal size, and the size of the gastric pouch and connection between the gastric pouch and small intestine in patients who had gastric bypass surgery two or more y...
Detailed Description
Obesity affects a third of adults in the United States. The most effective treatment for weight loss is bariatric surgery, and the most common surgery performed in the US is Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages of 21 and 60
- Laparoscopic RYGB surgery \>2 years before screening
- Regained \>20% weight from their maximum weight lost after surgery or maintained at least 90% weight loss from the maximum weight loss after surgery
Exclusion
- Allergy to lidocaine, nut allergies, milk intolerance or any other food allergies/restrictions that are included in our test meals
- A history of alcohol abuse
- Currently consuming \>20 gm of alcohol per day
- Greater than 2 points on the MAST
- Severe organ dysfunction
- Anemia (hemoglobin \<10mg/dl)
- PT, PTT and INR \> 1.5x UNL
- Triglycerides \> 400
- LFT \> 2x UNL
- Women who are pregnant or lactating
- Participants that smoke greater than 20 pack years
- Actively using illegal drugs
- Depression or other psychological disorders that are untreated
- Diabetics receiving Insulin
- Patients that have been hospitalized and/or had surgery in the last three months that may be unstable (PI will determine this at Physical Exam)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2015
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
2 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02302898
Start Date
October 1 2015
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
April 9 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110