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Can a simple questionnaire capture the true toll of metabolic surgery?

NCT ID NCT07804290

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026

Summary

Researchers at a South African hospital are asking whether two questionnaires can reliably capture how patients feel after metabolic surgery for obesity. Adults scheduled for the procedure will rate their comfort, pain, nausea, and return to normal activities before surgery and again the next day. The study does not change any medical care. It aims to show where recovery falls short so hospitals can improve the patient experience.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the questionnaires reveal which parts of recovery trouble patients most, hospitals could adjust care to improve comfort and satisfaction after metabolic surgery.
What could go wrong
This study only measures patient experiences at one hospital, so the findings may not apply to other centers. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot change outcomes directly.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 84 people

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Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients undergoing metabolic surgery.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Undergoing elective metabolic surgery at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent. * Able to complete the study questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * History of a psychiatric illness that may impair completion of the study questionnaires. * Inability to communicate during the postoperative assessment. * Life-threatening postoperative complications requiring intensive care or preventing questionnaire completion. * Postoperative confusion or delirium. * Incomplete Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) or Bauer Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire responses.

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Conditions

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metabolic disease Obesity obesity disorder Patient Satisfaction

As listed by the trial registrant

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Metabolic disease Obesity Obesity (disorder)

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Locations

  • Dr George Mukhari Hospital

    Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng, 0204, South Africa

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