Exercise program may boost bariatric surgery outcomes
NCT ID NCT06987903
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a personalized exercise and breathing program before and after bariatric surgery helps obese patients recover better. 132 participants will either follow the program or receive standard care. Researchers will measure weight loss, waist size, and complications to see if exercise reduces risks and speeds up discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physical exercise programme and respiratory physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple exercise program before and after bariatric surgery helps patients recover faster, lose more weight, and have fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 132 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program requires commitment, and some patients may not be able to complete it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 132 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 to 69 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 undergoing bariatric surgery at the General and Digestive Surgery Department of the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo. * Be over 18 and under 69 years old. * Sign the informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient's refusal to enter the study. * Inability to comprehend participation in a study. * Urgent interventions. * Patients undergoing combined surgery with another surgical service. * Patients who cannot read and write or are dependent on a legal representative. * Patients on treatment for diabetes with GLP-1 agonists (glucagon-like peptide type 1 agonists) and/or SGLT2 inhibitors (sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors) whose dose is not stable in the last 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
RECRUITINGVigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain
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