Impact of Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery or Nutritional Management on Sexual Function in Men With Severe Obesity

Comparing the Impact of Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery or Through a Standard Nutritional Management on Sexual Function and Sperm Quality in Men With Severe Obesity - Multicenter, Prospective

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03528980

Acronym

SexOb

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-18

Start date

2012-05-21

Completion date

2034-01-01

Last updated

2026-05-18

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Conditions

Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Obesity

Keywords

fertility, bariatric surgery

Brief summary

Study of the impact of weight loss induced by surgery (interventional group) or optimal nutritional management (control group) on sexual function in men with severe obesity

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Severe obesity with BMI\> 25 kg / m2

Exclusion criteria

* Patient having undergone sterilization

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Improvement of sexual function assessed by International Index for Erectile Dysfunction (IIED)	at 1 year	This questionnaire consists of 15 questions addressing the following topics: erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire, satisfaction of the sexual relation, satisfaction of the relationship in general. Each question is scored from 0 to 5. All responses are scored between 0 and 75. Sexual function is considered normal if the IIED score is greater than 25

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of patients with normal sexual function (IIED> 25) with and without surgery.	ay 1 year
Change the spermatic parameters before and after weight loss in both groups	at 1 year and 2 years
Change the serum profile of sex hormones before and after weight loss in both groups a	at 1 year
Correlate the spermatic profile to the different nutritional deficiencies high lighted after the bariatric surgery	at 1 year

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRobert Caiazzo, MD, PhD

University Hospital, Lille

Outcome results