Sweat and surgery: a One-Two punch against nerve damage?
NCT ID NCT03617185
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or weight-loss surgery can reduce the risk of nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) in people with obesity. About 140 adults who were candidates for bariatric surgery took part. Researchers measured nerve health using skin biopsies and eye scans to see if these interventions help protect nerves.
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Study facts
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- 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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140 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Attending a bariatric surgery clinic * BMI \> 35 with one comorbid condition present or BMI \> 40 without comorbid conditions present * Willing and capable to sign the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved consent form and cooperate with the medical procedures for the study duration * Willing to accept random treatment assignment to HIIT or routine exercise counseling Exclusion Criteria: * History of distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) from causes other than diabetes and/or the metabolic syndrome as determined through medical history, family history, history of medications, occupational history, history of exposure to toxins, physical and neurological examinations; * Use of warfarin, heparin, or other anticoagulants, which would increase the risk of complications from skin biopsy * Contraindication to HIIT participation including a failed exercise stress test * Participation in an experimental medication trial within 3 months of starting the study * Undergoing therapy for malignant disease other than basal-cell or squamous-cell skin cancer * Medical or psychiatric reason for not being a surgical candidate * Requiring a walking assist device; * Currently smoking
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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