NCT04938310

Impact of Wearing a Support Garment Following Parietal Gastrectomy

Impact of Wearing a Support Garment on Mobility, Functional Capacity, Self-esteem, Quality of Life and Skin Maceration Following Parietal Gastrectomy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Laval University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Custom-made orthopedic support equipment and abdominal-lumbar support belts offer promising potential for several aspects affecting the health and well-being of people with obesity who choose a surgical weight loss option. However, research is needed to quantitatively document their short and long term effects on a wide range of parameters related to mobility, quality of life, lower back pain and skin maceration following parietal gastrectomy. The objective of this study is to characterize the effect of a support garment in an experimental design where a subgroup of participants will be randomized and followed for the first 12 months after a gastrectomy. The measures will be: physical activity, lower back pain, self-esteem, quality of life, skin maceration and infections. This study will scientifically document the usefulness and effectiveness of support garments throughout the weight loss surgery process.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	sleeve gastrectomy	sleeve gastrectomy
DEVICE	support garment	A custom made support garment

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-04
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2021-06-24
• Last updated: 2025-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada