NCT01639677

Clinical Trial Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

Randomized Clinical Trial Between Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Göteborg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial assessing the outcome of two surgical strategies to treat severe obesity; laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic VBG. Main outcome is weight loss and weight loss maintenance but other factors as body composition, eating pattern, metabolic normalisation, energy expenditure will also be assessed.

Conditions

• Morbid Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic gastric bypass	Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic VBG	Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-04-01
• Primary completion: 2001-04-01
• Completion: 2010-08-01
• First posted: 2012-07-13
• Last updated: 2012-07-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden