Can Weight-Loss surgery ease a pain in the neck?
NCT ID NCT07813429
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers want to know whether weight loss from laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy changes neck pain, posture, and neck function. The study follows about 25 adults scheduled for this weight-loss operation at one hospital. Participants complete neck questionnaires, strength and motion tests, and imaging before surgery and again at 3, 6, and 12 months afterward. The goal is to see whether the surgery is linked to changes in neck disability and related measures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a weight-loss operation that shrinks the stomach
- What this could lead to
- If weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy eases neck pain and improves posture, doctors could pay closer attention to neck health in people having bariatric surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The study is small, with about 25 people, and it only observes changes over time, so it cannot prove that surgery causes any neck improvements. Neck pain often has many causes, and weight loss alone may not change it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of adults with obesity who have been scheduled to undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy based on routine clinical indications at the Bariatric Surgery Unit of Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital. Eligible patients must have a previously obtained lateral cervical radiograph available in the hospital information system or national electronic health record.
- 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: * Adults aged 18 to 65 years * Obesity with a clinical indication for bariatric surgery * Scheduled to undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital * Availability of a previously obtained lateral cervical radiograph in the hospital information system or national electronic health record * Willingness and ability to attend the preoperative and 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up assessments * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous cervical spine surgery * Acute cervical trauma, cervical fracture, or severe cervical deformity * Diagnosed inflammatory rheumatic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis * History of a neurological disorder, such as multiple sclerosis, myopathy, or peripheral neuropathy * Malignancy or advanced systemic disease, such as advanced heart failure or renal failure * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Inability to attend the scheduled follow-up visits
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)
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