diabetes mellitus obesity
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - BMI> 40 or BMI> 35 kg/m2 with or without co-morbidities - undergoing hastric bypass surgery - Age 18-60 years (in line with the indication criteria for bariatric surgery) - Caucasian race (previous research showed that people of different ethnicity vary in intestinal microbiota composition)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Age 60 years - Alcohol abuse (>10 standard international units/week) or any drug use (Cannabis, cocaine, etc) - Auto-immune and / or inflammatory diseases (eg sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus type I, liver disease, or intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease) - Antibiotics usage
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Microbiota composition: - adherent microbiota at site of ileum - luminary small intestinal microbiota composition - faecal microbiota composition Insulin resistance (plasma): - Glucose - Insulin - HbA1C Inflammation: - CRP (plasma) - histological staining | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - BMI - Diet | — |
Countries
Netherlands