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Scalp Hair Metabolomics in Severe Obesity
Led by Singapore General Hospital · Updated on 2026-02-13
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
103 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research study is to investigate how body weight and weight-loss surgery affect the natural chemicals found in scalp hair over time. We will also find out how common and severe hair thinning/hair loss and muscle loss are in the first 6 months after bariatric surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Scalp Hair Metabolomics in Severe Obesity
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 21 to 70 years
- Ability to provide informed consent
- For healthy-weight controls: BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2
- Healthy-weight controls have no chronic disease
- Healthy-weight controls take no long-term medications
- For severe obesity group: BMI greater than 32.5 kg/m2
- Severe obesity group scheduled for bariatric surgery
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Any factors likely to limit adherence to study protocol
- History of autoimmune or scarring alopecia such as alopecia areata, discoid lupus, or lichen planopilaris
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Research Team
H
Hong Chang Tan, MD PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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