Examination of back pain and serum-leptin in patients with weight loss after bariatric surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017718

Enrollment

500

Registered

2019-08-28

Start date

2019-05-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

E66.82 M54.99

Interventions

Group 1: 500 consecutive patients will be enrolled in this study. Preoperatively as well as at the time points 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively a survey on the intensity of back pain, quality of li

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Bariatric surgery planned between April 2018 to March 2020. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous back-surgery or back-trauma, tumor, rheumatic diseases. No informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presence and change in intensity of back pain in morbidly obese patients both pre- and postoperative, correlation between Change in back pain and weight reduction	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Presence and change of leg pain, quality of life, ability to work after weight-loss surgery. Levels of serum leptin pre- and postoperative. Correlation between all parameters.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Sander

Adipositas Klinik der Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek

jsander@schoen-klinik.de+494020927518

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026