Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00765596
Ghrelin Changes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ghrelin Changes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Does Gastric Pouch vs. Gastric Remnant Feeding Affect Secretion?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 14 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether gastric division (via Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) with resultant fundic isolation will alter the pattern(s) of Ghrelin secretion in the early post-operative period following feeding in morbidly obese subjects.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Liquid diet for 3 days | The control group were given a 3 -day liquid diet similar to the RYGB post-op diet |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2006-12-01
- First posted
- 2008-10-03
- Last updated
- 2011-11-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00765596. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.