Active clinical trials for "Obesity, Morbid"

Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a common adverse effect after sleeve gastrectomy, mostly due to increased intragastric pressure. The present trial aimed to assess the effect of pyloric injection of mixture of magnesium sulfate and lidocaine on postoperative gastric intraluminal pressure and incidence of nausea and vomiting.

This pivotal, phase 3 study is designed to confirm the efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, a potent melanocortin receptor type 4 (MC4R) agonist, for the treatment of obesity and hyperphagia in patients with Bardet Biedl syndrome (BBS) or Alström syndrome (AS). The study's primary efficacy endpoint will evaluate the proportion of patients (≥12 years of age at baseline) who lose ≥10% of their baseline body weight following approximately (~) 52 weeks of treatment with setmelanotide compared to a historical control rate. The study will consist of 3 treatment periods. Eligible patients will enter a 14 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period (Period 1) that will be followed by a 38 week open label treatment period (Period 2) in which all patients will receive setmelanotide. The primary analysis will be performed after Period 2. Following Period 2, patients will continue open-label treatment for 14 weeks (Period 3) after which they may be enrolled into a separate treatment extension study.

Rapid metabolic improvements seen with sleeve gastrectomy are likely a result of changes in gastric origin. The gastric mucosa is an endocrine organ that regulates satiation pathways and is a complex regulator of food intake as well as lipid and glucose metabolism. This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of endoscopic selective gastric mucosal devitalization (GMD) for the management of obesity and its related comorbidities.

This parallel, double-blind, randomised controlled trial aims to assess the effect of a polyphenol-rich dietary supplement on obesity parameters, in combination with a hypocaloric diet, for adults with morbid obesity, bariatric surgery candidates. Participants (n=40) will be randomly assigned to intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). Together with a regular hypocaloric diet (1,200 kcal/d), the IG will be given the supplement and the CG will be given a placebo. Both groups will take three capsules a day (400 mg per capsule, a total of 1,200 mg), distributed in three daily intakes (with meals). After 12 weeks and 3 visits (baseline visit, week 6 and week 12), pre and post intervention data and intervention versus placebo data will be analysed. Anthropometric and health parameters, dietary habits, lifestyle characteristics and physical activity will be assessed, and blood and urine samples will be collected in all three visits. Faecal samples will be collected at baseline and visit 3. Results will provide evidence on the effects of a combination of polyphenols on several well-established obesity parameters and will unravel possible underlying mechanisms by metabolomic analyses and microbiota diversity.

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed bariatric procedure worldwide. Postoperative pain management is a challenging issue. In this trial, the investigators aimed to explore the effects of laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on postoperative pain management in patient those were performed laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Obesity is likely to be the disease of the 21th century. The growth of obesity is worldwide, a pandemic, and has increased globally in the last 30 years. Developed countries were more affected, but developing countries have increasingly contributed to this epidemic as they continue to modernize. The national and global burden of obesity, with its public health and financial implications, is projected to increase markedly in the next two decades. the study aimed to assess the effect of Vit D supplementation on preventing altered levels of calcium, Vit D, and parathormone after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

This is a pilot study to explore the effect of 'medical nutritional therapy' in patients diagnosed with post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), 2-4 years after gastric bypass surgery. The study is largely inspired by the findings presented in the meta-analyses from Joslin Diabetes Center, where a treatment strategy is proposed to reduce the symptoms of PBH. This treatment strategy is mainly based on clinical observations and experience, while there is little or no objective data to support that this strategy improves PBH. The data from this pilot study can then be used to set up larger studies where a conclusion on treatment of PBH may be drawn.

Does weight loss surgery in patients with morbid obesity prior to knee replacement surgery improve outcomes from knee replacement surgery

the idea is to use an omental flap or round ligament as a natural band in stead of synesthetic band in bariatric procedures, mainly gastric sleeve

Long-term weight loss maintenance is seldom achieved by individuals with obesity owing to numerous biological adaptations involving appetite, satiety, and energy expenditure in the post- weight loss setting. Following a loss in body weight, peripheral and central mechanisms convey a sense that energy reserves have dwindled, activating a strong counter response to increase caloric intake. Adolescents with severe obesity are not immune to the vexing issue of weight regain. Indeed, only 2% are able to achieve and maintain clinically-meaningful weight loss with lifestyle modification therapy. Therefore, novel treatment paradigms focused on long-term weight loss maintenance are urgently needed. Pharmacotherapy has the potential to prevent weight regain by targeting specific counter-regulatory mechanisms in the post- weight loss setting. One of the most promising candidates is the glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) class, which greatly enhanced weight loss maintenance following a short-term low calorie diet among adults with obesity. The rationale for focusing on GLP-1RA treatment (BYDUREON™) to prevent weight regain is supported by the multiple central and peripheral mechanisms of action targeted by this class of drug; many of which specifically address the biological adaptations known to induce relapse. The investigators have strong preliminary data demonstrating that GLP-1RA treatment reduces BMI in adolescents with severe obesity. Moreover, the investigators and others have shown that although meal replacement therapy (structured meals of known caloric content) can elicit robust short-term weight loss among adolescents with severe obesity, weight regain is a pervasive problem. Therefore, in this clinical trial, our innovative approach will utilize GLP-1RA treatment to target weight regain following short-term meal replacement therapy in youth with severe obesity. Participants who achieve ≥5% BMI reduction during the meal replacement phase will be randomized to GLP-1RA treatment or placebo for an additional 52 weeks while simultaneously engaging in lifestyle modification therapy. Importantly, this study will also allow us to examine the extent to which GLP-1RA treatment addresses mechanisms of weight regain, investigate other pleiotropic benefits of GLP-1RA, and identify predictors of weight loss response.