Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Conditions
Brief summary
This follow up study (\>1 year) aims to compare the effects of lifestyle intervention and gastric by pass surgery on various comorbidities associated with morbid obesity.
Detailed description
Not addressed
Interventions
PROCEDUREBariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery as a part of public health service offered treatment seeking morbidly obese patients.
BEHAVIORALIntensive lifestyle intervention
Intensive lifestyle intervention as a part of public health service offered treatment seeking morbidly obese patients.
Sponsors
South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
The Hospital of Vestfold
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
No
Inclusion criteria
* Morbidly obese patients
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement of co-morbidities | 1-year after treatment start | 1-year comparative nonrandomized controlled trial |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Safety issues | 1-year | Surgical complications and serious adverse events in both groups as published |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed