8,000 patient records reviewed to improve Weight-Loss surgery
NCT ID NCT01055054
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are analyzing data from 8,000 patients who had bariatric surgery for severe obesity. The goal is to learn which procedures lead to the best weight loss and health improvements, while also tracking risks like complications and death. This study does not test a new treatment but aims to gather insights that could help future patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This research could help doctors better predict which bariatric procedures work best for different patients, improving outcomes worldwide.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of existing data, not a controlled trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 1980
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients who have undergone bariatric surgical procedures at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center.
- Ages
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12 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of morbid obesity * Have undergone a bariatric surgical procedure at the VCU Medical Center
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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VCU Health Systems
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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