CompletedNot Applicable

Determinants of Fat Malabsorption After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

United States20 participantsStarted 2011-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the length of the biliopancreatic limb of the Roux-en-Y anastamosis plays a critical role in the development of malabsorption after gastric bypass for treatment of severe obesity.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe obesity (BMI equal to or greater than 50) who have been scheduled to receive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous abdominal surgery, chronic diarrhea, and severe constipation.

What they're measuring

Selective fat malabsorption

Timeframe: 1 year after RYGB surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01252511

SponsorBaylor Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-08

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