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Filter by:The major problem in the treatment of morbidly obese children is the long term maintenance of the reduced weight. Maintenance-focused interventions have not been studied enough in adolescents with morbid obesity, neither in regard to conservative methods of weight reduction, nor in regard to bariatric surgeries. This study will investigate the effectiveness of an integrative, multi-disciplinary inpatient program for promoting long-term weight maintenance in children with morbid obesity. The program will be studied in two perspectives: as a conservative treatment, as well as an 'envelope' for bariatric surgeries including a pre-operational preparation phase and a post-operational follow-up. The investigators hypothesize that program participants will maintain weight significantly better than the proportion known in the literature.
This is an observational study on the efficacy of the secondary placement of the A.M.I Soft Gastric Band in weight regain or weight loss failure after lap. gastric bypass.
This is a prospective randomized Study comparing Weight loss, Esophageal Motility and Reflux in lap. Gastric Bypass vs. lap. Banded-Gastric Bypass using the A.M.I. Soft Gastric Bypass Band (B-Band.
This is a randomized controlled study in which morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be recruited in the preoperative clinic. Patients will be randomized into 2 groups to receive oxygen with Boussignac TM continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or conventional Venturi mask postoperatively immediately after extubation. The objective of the study is to examine if Boussignac TM CPAP results in improved oxygenation versus Venturi face mask when it is applied immediately after extubation in morbidly obese patients post bariatric surgery.
The main aim of this work will be to identify a profile of gene expression by microarray in the liver which might allow to differentiate obese subjects having a normal liver from those with steatohepatitis or steatosis.
The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of aerobic physical exercise (APE) on weight loss, body composition and co-morbidities in patients after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass (RYGBP).
The purpose of this study is to describe change in body weight in non-diabetic morbidly obese patients after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) with twice daily exenatide or placebo injections.
Preliminary studies have shown that flaxseed powder, rich in the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid,is beneficial for the general inflammation present in morbidly obese subjects by decreasing elevated serum markers.As omega-3 fatty acids display additional properties including possible amelioration of atherosclerosis,a 3-month supplementation protocol was devised.Arterial stiffness and intima thickness will be measured in severely obese subjects, in order to document possible reduction of these variables as well.
The metabolic risks associated with obesity are closely correlated with central (abdominal), rather than a peripheral (gluteofemoral) fat pattern It has been shown that weight loss after bariatric surgery is followed by metabolic improvements. The amount of fat lost from each site may be independently regulated. Very scant information is found in the literature regarding the relative changes in different fat body compartments, and their effect on the improvement of the metabolic profile. In this study we define the absolute and relative changes in the different adipose tissue compartment after weight loss surgery
Although morbidly obese subjects have larger than regular caloric intake, there is evidence that they suffer from nutritional deficiencies at a higher rate than the general population, probably because they eat mostly "unhealthy food."