Following Adolescents with Severe Obesity Who Undergo Gastric Banding Surgery
Follows teenagers with severe obesity who have gastric banding surgery to study results and complications.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Adolescents Bariatric Surgery Cohort Survey
Key facts
- Where
- Angers, FranceSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 14 and 20 years old?
Source: NCT04766801, who can take part
Where in France
- University hospital of AngersAngers, FranceTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Angers
- Trial code
- NCT04766801
- Record updated
- 23 February 2021
- Original description
Obesity affects 3%-4% of the pediatric population and leads to cardiac mortality during adult life. Bariatric surgery is the best treatment for weight loss and preventing obesity associated comorbidities in adults, but its applications and safety are yet to be defined for adolescents.Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluation of the Efficiency and Complications Associated With the Surgical Treatment of Obesity by Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in an Adolescent Population.
Obesity affects 3%-4% of the pediatric population and leads to cardiac mortality during adult life. Bariatric surgery is the best treatment for weight loss and preventing obesity associated comorbidities in adults, but its applications and safety are yet to be defined for adolescents.
Inclusion: Patients aged 14-20 years of age and asking for bariatric surgery; BMI >= 40 Kg.m-2 or >= 35 Kg.m-2 with major obesity-related comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, etc...).
Exclusion: Bariatric surgery anesthesic contraindications; An unstable psychiatric disorder; Having not completed a minimum of six months of the pre operative program; Lack of consent from the patient or the patient's relatives.