Status:
COMPLETED
Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Missouri-Columbia
Conditions:
Obesity, Morbid
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Brief Summary
A growing body of work done over the past few decades has established that adipose tissue as an active endocrine organ which secretes a wide range of metabolic and immunological factors collectively c...
Detailed Description
Subjects will just have to agree to having a small amount of adipose tissue being removed during the bariatric surgery. The investigators will also collect a blood sample at that time. There will be n...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women who are premenopausal or who are postmenopausal and have been for at least one year.
- Males will be recruited to age match female subjects. All subject are already scheduled to have bariatric surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Surgery.
Exclusion
- Women who are perimenopausal. Women who are on Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03419273
Start Date
July 1 2017
End Date
July 1 2019
Last Update
October 3 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65211