Active clinical trials for "Obesity, Morbid"

The purpose of this study is to compare Gastric Bypass and AspireAssist Aspiration Therapy over 5 years of treatment with regards to weight loss, quality of life, complications, adverse events, and health economics.

Weight reducing surgery is the only effective therapy for morbid obese patients. Sleeve gastrectomy is a popular choice for bariatric surgery because of less sequela. There is poor knowledge about the nutritional status inpatients after LSG. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between dietary intake and weight loss after LSG.

To evaluate effect on comorbid disease and weight loss five years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery for morbid obesity.

Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the microbiota of patients undergoing LSG or LRYGB on three levels of gastrointestinal tract, using oral swab and stool sample. We compared samples from patients achieving favorable outcomes in terms of weight-loss with patients, who did not respond optimally to the bariatric operation. Materials and methods Design This prospective cohort study was conducted in one academic, teaching hospital. The recommendations of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Section of the Polish Surgical Society were used as indication for surgery, that is: Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2 with obesity-related comorbidities or BMI ≥40 kg/m2 . Analysis and endpoints Primary endpoint was to determine the difference in microbiota present in oral cavity and large intestine between patients ing Group 1 and Group 2. Secondary endpoint was to compare the results of microbiota analysis between LSG and LRYGB.

Laparoscopic surgery has become very popular and standard in many indications after advancements of technique. Various methods have been used in first entry to the abdomen. Safety, wound size, to be not time-consuming, low cost, learning curve and efficacy are important. Several techniques, instruments, and approaches to minimize the risk of injury (the bowel, bladder, major abdominal vessels, and an anterior abdominal wall vessel) have been introduced. There is no consensus yet on an optimal method has yet emerged. The investigators aimed to evaluate efficacy of entry methods that ensures safe insertion of the first trocar at any site of the abdomen. To evaluate the efficacy of entry technique, the investigators used cohort of patients who will be planned to laparoscopic obesity surgery. Two methods are commonly used in surgical literature and in our center. The investigators have been used visible optical-entry technique in some patients for first entry and Veress technique in some other patients. For this purpose, the investigators designed an observational study.

There is no objective evidence of how long intravenous solutions remain inside venous blood vessels after they have been administered, therefore there is no definite guideline of how to administer them in the preoperative setting. Besides, obese patients represent a particular group of subjects as they theoretically with-hold a constant inflammatory response and that would modify the way solutions behave intravenously, that is how long they remain inside. Having said this, we wish to describe the way colloid solutions behave in this group of patients by taking serial blood samples in 12 obese patients after a colloid infusion, to calculate plasma dilution curves based on hemoglobin dilution and therefore infer the time it remains intravascularly. All this in the hope this information will help, in the near future, to establish a more objective way to use these solutions and avoid possible complications due to over-administration.

1. Background / Scientific Rationale The VEW (Vomiting, Eating, and Weight Loss) Questionnaire has been developed as a method for the assessment of post bariatric surgery patients, as well as a research tool into the eating behaviour of these patients. Objective VEW Questionnaire Premise If used optimally the VEW score is a valuable tool for patients who have had Laparoscopic Gastric Band Surgery (LAGB). The VEW score will be able to assist clinicians treating patients with a LAGB, specifically the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB), by providing them a tool to enhance patient outcomes. By using the information gained from the VEW questionnaire we can assess many areas of the eating behavior, and adjustment outcomes in patients with Gastric Bands. Hypotheses: The VEW questionnaire aids in the assessment of the need for gastric band adjustment (up or down in volume) Comparison of patient factors in those who have had a good outcome (increased weight loss) bad outcomes (vomiting, low weight loss, maladaption), from a gastric band fluid addition In patients who have had a bad outcome, which factors are more predictive? Fewer Complications associated with Gastric Band Adjustments Obstruction Need for urgent deflation Pain on eating Lowering incidence of inappropriate fills Lower incidence of maladaption Eating behavior can predict long term outcomes o By comparison of factors in the different quartiles of weight loss (particularly top 25% cf. bottom 25%) Maintenance of weight loss after 12 months is best achieved by use of behavior modification via improved food tolerances and better eating behavior than by increasing restriction of the band by further adjustments. 12 months is chosen as an arbitrary time where the majority of expected weight loss (45% of expected 50-55% 0f EWL) has been achieved. It is also a time frame by which patients have learnt to use the band appropriately, and the gastric band has had time to be adjusted into its optimal range. The VEW questionnaire can help predict poor outcomes from a SAGB adjustment. By analyzing the factors in patients who have returned both acutely (days) or at subsequent visits (weeks) and had fluid removed from their bands. These factors would include pain, vomiting, length of meals, maladaption score, fluid added, etc.

The metabolic risks associated with obesity are closely correlated with central (abdominal), rather than a peripheral (gluteofemoral) fat pattern It has been shown that weight loss after bariatric surgery is followed by metabolic improvements. The amount of fat lost from each site may be independently regulated. Very scant information is found in the literature regarding the relative changes in different fat body compartments, and their effect on the improvement of the metabolic profile. In this study we define the absolute and relative changes in the different adipose tissue compartment after weight loss surgery

The purpose of this research study is to determine how changes in levels of obesity-related hormones in the gastrointestinal tract following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) surgery may lead to a decrease in appetite and weight loss. Learning exactly how the Lap Band works may help us to develop new, less invasive treatments for morbid obesity. This knowledge may also lead to the development of preventive, cost-effective treatment strategies. As a control subject, participants will provide a comparison for changes in these hormones with medical weight loss compared to weight loss after LAGB surgery.

The purpose of this study is to report data with patients after bariatric surgery.