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NCT05582668Completed

Sarcopenia After Bariatric Surgery in Older Patients: a Cohort Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Feb 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The retrospective cohort study will compare the prevalence of sarcopenia and associated factors between older patients who have undergone bariatric surgery and older patients with obesity without previous bariatric surgery.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (actual)
First submitted
12 Oct 2022
Start date
3 Oct 2022
Primary completion date
14 Jul 2024
Lead sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT05582668

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 100
  • From 3 Oct 2022 to the primary completion date, 14 Jul 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Current diagnosis of cancer
  • Advanced organ failure, including chronic kidney disease Stage 5, liver cirrhosis Stage 3, intestinal failure, heart failure stage D, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage 4.
  • Neuromuscular degenerative conditions

Other

  • Immobility

Who the study is looking for

  • Signed informed consent
  • Age 65 years or older
  • Cohort 1 (exposed): Previous bariatric surgery for obesity at least 1 one year ago
  • Cohort 2 (unexposed): No previous weight loss surgery

Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Obesity Clinic University Hospitals Leuven
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LeuvenBelgiumUnknown status

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