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The Effect of Exercise in Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery
Led by University College, London · Updated on 2025-05-21
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
128 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The aim of this project is to understand the impact of a four week preoperative exercise programme on fitness and metabolic rate and weight before surgery. A multi-site randomised trial sponsored by UCL, recruiting patients awaiting bariatric surgery for obesity at University College London Hospital (UCLH), Whittington Health NHS Trust, or Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The investigators will measure fitness, metabolic rate, body weight/composition and grip strength in all participants, before and after a four-week supervised physical activity intervention. The investigators will also interview participants about their participation in the study in regard to the planning of future studies.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Exercise in Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 and above
- Patients enrolled in the UCLH, Homerton, or Whittington Hospitals bariatric surgery program with BMI > 30 kg/m2
- Body weight variation ≤ 5% over the preceding 3 months
- Willing and able to comply with the trial protocol
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
- Male or Female
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or lactating mothers
- Weight over 180 kg (due to equipment limits)
- Current use of beta blockers
- Concurrent participation in other clinical intervention trials
- Clinically significant medical co-morbidities that increase risk during exercise (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, unstable cardiovascular disease)
- History within 12 months of atrial fibrillation, unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, or congestive heart failure New York Heart Association class III-IV
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University College London
London, United Kingdom, wC1E6BT
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Daniel Martin
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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