Status:

COMPLETED

Improvement in Physical Performance and Obesity Surgery in Patients Older Than 60 Years

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Toulouse

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of two weight losing strategies (obesity surgery with gastric banding, and standard of care) on physical performance in elderly obese person...

Detailed Description

Randomized clinical trial; Single Blind A physical training is recommended in people above 60 yrs. engaged in a weight-losing program, in order to prevent the impairment of physical performance. There...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria specific to the study Subjects aged 60 or over and younger than 75 yrs., seeking obesity treatments, seeking obesity surgery, with a BMI of 30 kg/m² or more, with comorbidities (see below), and a mildly decreased physical performance (SPPB between 5 and 8) are considered to participate in the study Criteria specific to obesity surgery This projects extends the classical recommendation for obesity surgery to people with a BMI of 30 and over with either the comorbidities list below, or a SPPB between 5 and 8. This level of physical impairment can be considered as a comorbidity in the elderly.
  • The French Ministry of health (HAS) recommends that obesity surgery be considered (here with a gastric banding) in patients fulfilling the following criteria:
  • Subjects with a BMI of 40kg/m² or more, or 35kg/m² or more if at least one comorbidity that can be improved by weight loss is present among hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, severe metabolic disorder (such as type 2 diabetes, NASH), or rheumatologic conditions associated with disability.
  • After the failure of well designed medical, dietetic, psychological intervention followed up for 6-12 months, with no sufficient weight loss or in case of the failure of maintaining weight loss
  • In subjects well informed of the consequences of surgery, and after a multi-disciplinary evaluation
  • Subjects have understood and accepted the need for a long term medical and surgical follow up
  • The risk of surgery is acceptable
  • patient who signed the informed consent
  • patient affiliated to a social security cover or equivalent

Exclusion

  • Criteria specific to the study
  • These are the impossibility to follow a physical training (unstable coronary heart disease, severe lung function impairment, rheumatologic conditions preventing training, a SPPB score below 5, cancer treatment within the 3 last months, Parkinson's disease, other severe illness that may interfere with physical activity) Criteria specific to gastric banding
  • Cognitive impairment (MMSE ≤ 25)
  • Severe eating disorder
  • Impossible long-term follow-up
  • Alcohol or drug dependence
  • Lack of previous well designed obesity care
  • Vital prognosis engaged in the short term
  • Contra-indications to anaesthesia Classical criteria for the non inclusion in a trial
  • The subject is in jail, or has freedom restriction
  • Guardianship curators or judicial protection
  • Patients participating in another intervention study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 29 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 4 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02307942

Start Date

July 29 2015

End Date

December 4 2019

Last Update

August 28 2024

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Clinique de l'ANJOU

Angers, France, 49000

2

Hôpital louis Mourier

Colombes, France, 92701

3

CHU de LILLE

Lille, France, 59000

4

Hospices Civils de LYON

Lyon, France, 69495