NCT07011628

Transition to Ambulatory Bariatric Surgery (TABS) Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare same day discharge and at least one night stay in the hospital after bariatric surgery. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be randomized (i.e. have an equal chance of either plan) to either group. The study's primary outcome is the frequency patients in the study require a visit to the emergency room within 7 days of their surgery.

Detailed description

This pragmatic, parallel, randomized, open-label trial aims to determine the safety and feasibility of same day discharge (SDD) for bariatric surgery including sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass. Investigators will investigate the frequency of 7-day emergency department visits with SDD after bariatric surgery (Aim 1). In addition, the investigators will compare total 30-day charges between participants who undergo same day discharge versus those receive post-operative hospital admission (Aim 2).

Conditions

• Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
• Bariatric Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Same Day Discharge	Patients in the same day discharge arm will be discharged from the hospital within 6 hours of arriving to the recovery unit and without an overnight stay in the hospital.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2027-12-01
• Completion: 2028-05-01
• First posted: 2025-06-09
• Last updated: 2025-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States