Measuring Body Composition Changes in People With Severe Obesity Having Metabolic Surgery
Compares body composition measurement tools in adults with severe obesity having metabolic surgery.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Where
- Baton Rouge, United StatesSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Body Composition Outcomes in MS Patients
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 20 people, planned
- Started
- 14 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 31 Mar 2027
- Type of study
- Observational, 2 groups
- Record updated
- 17 June 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with severe obesity who are scheduled for their first metabolic surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass). It studies body composition after surgery.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- Men and women can join
- Disease stage
- Severe obesity with BMI ≥40 kg/m2, weighing less than 440 pounds (200 kg)
- Earlier treatment
- Must be scheduled for a first metabolic surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass). Previous bariatric surgery or other complex abdominal surgery is not allowed.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Previous bariatric surgery or other complex abdominal surgery
- Poorly controlled medical or psychiatric disorders
- Pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
- Metal objects or medical implants such as a pacemaker or metal joint replacement
- Advanced liver disease or severe cardiovascular disease
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Being either male or female
- Being an adult greater or equal to 18 years of age
- BMI ≥40 kg/m2
- Weigh less than 440 pounds
- Being willing to comply with the study procedures
- Being scheduled for primary metabolic surgery (either Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass)
Who cannot take part
- Previous bariatric surgery or other complex abdominal surgery
- Having medical implants such as a pacemaker or metal joint replacements
- Poorly controlled medical or psychiatric disorders
- Comorbid conditions that may affect body composition measurements, such as advanced liver disease or severe cardiovascular disease
- For women in child-bearing ages, being pregnant or attempting to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding
- Having metal-containing objects in their body that may cause artifact on MRI
- Having a body weight greater than 440 pounds
- Cannot understand risks, benefits, and compliance required to participate
Where in United States
- Pennington Biomedical Resarch CenterBaton Rouge, United StatesContact: Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, MDNot yet recruiting
- Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, United StatesContact: Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, MDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Objectives The objective of this project is to generate pilot data substantiating our hypothesis that advanced body composition measurement tools will provide more accurate and clinically relevant data on the outcomes of metabolic surgery (MS) in patients with severe obesity compared to traditional methods.
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To achieve this objective, the investigators propose the following aims:
Aim 1: Evaluate the effectiveness of different body composition measurement tools in assessing outcomes in patients with severe obesity undergoing MS.
Aim 2: Assess the changes in body composition and muscle strength following MS.
Aim 3: Compare body compositions changes between SG and RYGB patients.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Cohort 1
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
- Cohort 2
Sleeve Gastrectomy
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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Outcome of Body Composition Assessment in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Metabolic Surgery
- Plain-language title
- Measuring Body Composition Changes in People With Severe Obesity Having Metabolic SurgeryGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 17 June 2026