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Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine vs Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes

A Prospective Consortium Evaluating the Long-term Follow-up of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Enrolled In a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Management

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02328599
Acronym
ARMMS-T2D
Enrollment
262
Registered
2014-12-31
Start date
2018-04-10
Completion date
2024-02-27
Last updated
2026-03-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Brief summary

Initially, 4 teams of investigators conducted randomized controlled trials (RCT) at their own site to evaluate the effectiveness of bariatric surgery compared to medical/lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes. Each study followed subjects for a duration of about 1 - 3 years. Following this, a consortium was created to pool data and continue to follow study participants. This early collaboration of the 4 groups of investigators was supported by Industry sponsors (Ethicon, Inc and Medtronic-MITG). Now, the investigators have successfully received a grant from the NIH, as the sole supporter of continued observational follow-up of study participants. The continuing aim of this study is to combine data from the 4 studies and follow the original randomized subjects for an additional 5 years of follow-up. The purpose of the study is to determine the longer term durability and effectiveness of bariatric surgery compared to medical/lifestyle intervention on the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

The four investigative groups initiated their individual RCT's at their respective sites to evaluate the effectiveness of bariatric surgery compared to multidisciplinary medical and lifestyle management of diabetes and body weight. The original trials were each designed to assess feasibility over a relatively short duration of follow-up (1-3 years). Individually, each trial lacked the sample size and duration of follow-up to meaningfully inform clinical decision making. Together, with the funding provided by the NIH for longer follow-up, the Consortium trial can provide a unique national resource to address timely and unanswered clinical questions related to the durability of these alternative management approaches in patients with T2D and obesity. Together, participants from these studies represent the largest cohort with diabetes (one third having a BMI \<35 kg/m2) ever to undergo randomized assignment to bariatric surgical procedure vs. medical/lifestyle intervention.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBariatric surgery involving Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Subjects previously underwent Bariatric surgery involving Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery at one of the 4 participating sites and will be followed prospectively.

PROCEDUREBariatric surgery involving Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Subjects previously underwent Bariatric surgery involving laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) surgery at one of the 4 participating sites and will be followed prospectively.

PROCEDUREBariatric surgery involving Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Subjects previously underwent Bariatric surgery involving laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) surgery at one of the 4 participating sites and will be followed prospectively.

Sponsors

Ali Aminian
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
CollaboratorNIH
The Cleveland Clinic
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Original inclusion criteria for participation in the RCTs at all sites included: * Candidate for general anesthesia or unsupervised exercise. * Age ≥20 and ≤65 years. * Body mass index \>27 and ≤45 kg/m2. * Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes confirmed by either requiring diabetes medication and/or having elevated glycemia based on HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, and/or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results, according to American Diabetes Association criteria. * Ability and willingness to participate in the study and agree to any of the research arms. * Able to understand the options and to comply with the requirements of each program. * Negative urine pregnancy test at screening and baseline visits (prior to surgery) for women of childbearing potential (i.e., biologically capable of becoming pregnant).

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who were randomized in one of the four RCTs but never initiated intervention / did not receive randomized treatment * Refusal to sign informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in HbA1c7 years and up to 13 years for earliest enrolleesBetween group (medical vs. surgical) in HbA1c from baseline to 7 year for all participants and up to 13 years for the earliest enrollees

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
HbA1c < 6.5%7 years and each annual visit through the last known follow-up for all patients up to 13 yearspercent of those achieving diabetes remission without the need for anti-diabetic medications

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAminian Ali, MD

The Cleveland Clinic

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJohn Kirwan, PhD

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 1, 2026