E66.06
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Standard follow-up in bariatric center
Group 2: Follow-up using a mobile application
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Mannheim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients with a smartphone with internet access and able to use it • Patients who underwent a primary bariatric surgery within the last two weeks • Age = 18 years • Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients with language barrier or impaired mental state • Expected lack of compliance • Serious early complications (grade III and IV according to the Clavien-Dindo classification) up to the first follow-up appointment • Redo surgeries • Not possible to attend the in-person visit at the end of the trial (one year after surgery)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the total weight loss in 12 months in patients after bariatric surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • total weight loss (%TWL) • excess weight loss (%EWL) • number of visits in the surgical out-patient clinic • quality of life • vitamin and mineral status in serum • parameters of the body impedance analysis • postoperative morbidity • compliance • medical staff workload | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactCui Yang
Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Outcome results
None listed