Blood test clues could flag Weight-Surgery risks
NCT ID NCT07747168
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether routine blood tests taken before weight-loss (bariatric) surgery can help predict who might face complications within 30 days after the operation. Researchers will review medical records of 600 adults who had bariatric surgery, checking levels of certain nutritional and inflammatory markers in their blood. The goal is to find a simple, reliable way to identify higher-risk patients and improve their care before and after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to identify patients at higher risk of complications before bariatric surgery, improving safety and recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, so it can only show associations, not cause and effect. The findings may not apply to all patients or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Adult patients who underwent bariatric surgery at a single tertiary referral center between 2023 and 2026 and met the study eligibility criteria.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: Adults aged 18 years or older. * Patients who underwent bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, SADI, or SASI). * Availability of complete preoperative laboratory data required for calculation of nutritional and inflammatory indices. * Availability of postoperative follow-up data for assessment of 30-day complications. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years. * Missing key preoperative laboratory values required to calculate study indices. * Incomplete medical records or unavailable 30-day postoperative outcome data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital of Athens G Gennimatas
Athens, 11526, Greece
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