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Filter by:The purpose of this research is to further study the effect weight loss after gastric bypass surgery has on the heart and blood pressure and on how the body uses or metabolizes the sugars, fats and proteins we eat. Additionally, the researchers want to study fat tissue for gene patterns which may be responsible for where we carry fat on our bodies, as well as look carefully at a possible link between adipose tissue and insulin resistance. The researchers also want to evaluate the liver for the presence of fatty liver, which is common in people with obesity and is associated with insulin resistance, as well as study the liver for gene patterns which may be associated with non-alcoholic liver disease. Evaluating cardiovascular function and endocrine function before and after gastric bypass surgery, as well as studying adipose and liver tissue may help us understand the link between obesity, insulin resistance, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. Consequently, this may help in the future by identifying those who will benefit most from gastric bypass surgery.
This trial asks the question: do people of much greater than average body weight need more of a drug called oseltamivir than current recommendations suggest. Oseltamivir is a drug given to people who have influenza, and currently is also being used to fight the new H1N1 influenza. Some people of larger than average body weight require larger amounts of drugs to see the same effects as others of an average body weight. No studies have ever been conducted looking at the possibility of oseltamivir being one of those drugs. Our Study's hypothesis states that those of an above average body weight will have different amounts of drug in their blood than those of people of normal body weight if they are given the normal amount prescribed for influenza. Our study will give oseltamivir to twenty people for 7 days. Half of the people will be of normal body weight and the others will be of a much higher than normal body weight. Using blood samples the investigators will determine if the amounts of oseltamivir are significantly lower in the blood of patients in the above normal body weight group.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results patients are obtaining with the Realize™ Adjustable Gastric Band-C during the first 24 months after surgery.
The investigators wish to study the effects of three forms of bariatric surgery: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Banding. The surgery is not part of the clinical trial. If your insurance does not cover the procedure, then you are responsible for payment of the surgical process. We are doing pre and post surgery testing to provide a better understanding of the effect of bariatric surgery-induced weight loss on metabolic function.
The purpose of this protocol is to determine how band fill volumes that are based on intraband pressure readings can influence the comfortability of the band and to compare weight loss with this methodology to weight loss with the conventional approach recommended in existing product labeling.
The hypothesis of this study was that gastric bypass (GBP) ameliorates gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in morbidly obese patients.
The purpose of this study is to collect additional safety, performance and effectiveness data of the Easyband gastric band medical device in the treatment of morbid obesity in 4 European countries where the device is a CE marked approved product.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the additional effect of sudden visceral fat reduction by omentectomy on Metabolic Syndrome, acute phase reactants and inflammatory mediators in patients with morbid obesity undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
The main objective of this trial is to evaluate endoscopic visualization during a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) procedure using an endoscope inserted transvaginally through a new device called a Steerable Flex Trocar (SFT).
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of 'high' versus 'low' volume intraoperative fluid administration (Ringer Lactate, RL) on intra- and postoperative parameters, in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (i.e., gastric bypass), in order to establish evidence-based data for perioperative fluid management in this patient population. Based on their experience as well as several reports in the literature, the investigators hypothesized that a restrictive approach to intraoperative hydration will reduce the incidence of postoperative complications and the recovery time of gastrointestinal (GI) function, and shorten hospital stay.