Surgery vs. medicine: the race to lose weight for safer joint replacements

NCT ID NCT05156762

Summary

This study aimed to find the best way to help very obese patients lose weight before hip or knee replacement surgery. It compared weight-loss surgery, medical weight loss programs, and standard doctor advice. The goal was to see which method was most effective at helping patients reach a safer weight for surgery and maintain it afterward. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 3 participants.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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