Morbid Obesity: Effects of Conservative Treatments and Gastric Bypass Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00239850

Enrollment

209

Registered

2005-10-17

Start date

2005-08-31

Completion date

2007-08-31

Last updated

2017-03-24

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Conditions

Morbid Obesity

Keywords

obesity, lifestyle, treatment, Complications, endocrine changes, Lipids, C18.654.726.500.495

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of conservative treatments of obesity with surgery (gastric bypass).

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to evaluate 3 different treatments of obesity with gastric bypass. Two groups will be treated in different clinics and 1 group will be treated at our outpatient clinic. Sixty patients will participate in each group. Behavioural changes and weight loss over 4-5 years will be followed. We will also analyse changes in hormones, mental status, sexual behaviour, effect of training and quality of life.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALlifestyle changes

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Body mass index (BMI) \> 40 or BMI \> 35 with complications

Exclusion criteria

* Unstable atherosclerotic disease * Psychologically unstable * Unable to participate in the training program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
weight reduction	—
quality of life	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
reduction in obesity complications	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026