New score could simplify vitamin plans after gastric bypass
NCT ID NCT07268209
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new scoring system called BARSCORE to predict how much vitamin, mineral, and protein supplementation patients need after bariatric surgery. Researchers analyzed data from over 4,500 patients who had surgery between 2015 and 2021. The goal was to create a simple, reliable tool to help doctors personalize nutritional follow-up and prevent deficiencies.
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
- If successful, this score could help doctors standardize and simplify nutritional care after weight-loss surgery, reducing malnutrition risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The score may not work for all patients or surgeries, and it does not test any new drug or intervention.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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4,514 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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 undergoing primary minimally invasive bariatric surgery from the population area of all participating centers, between 18 and 65 years of age, in the period from January 2015 to July 2022.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Patients operated on for primary laparoscopic bariatric surgery using vertical gastrectomy, gastric bypass, duodenal switch, or single-anastomosis duodenal switch (SADI-S) * Techniques between 2015 and 2022 in participating centers. * Minimum 2-year follow-up. * Analytical control and evaluation by endocrinologist and dietitian/nutritionist. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients operated on for revisional surgery. * Patients operated with less frequent techniques such as single-anastomosis gastric bypass or intestinal bipartition. * Patients operated on via open approach or requiring conversion to open approach during surgery. * Patients with loss to follow-up.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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