Obesity and heart failure: new study seeks early warning signs
NCT ID NCT07539766
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how severe obesity can lead to a type of heart failure called HFpEF, where the heart becomes stiff and has trouble filling with blood. Researchers will study 250 people with obesity using heart ultrasounds and blood tests to find early signs of heart problems. They will also check how weight loss from surgery affects the heart over two years. The goal is to better understand the link between obesity and heart failure to improve future prevention and care.
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 research could point toward better prevention and treatment strategies for heart failure in people with obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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
Our study population consists of patients presenting at the DOC South requesting metabolic bariatric surgery. Our predetermined sample size was set at 250 participants.
- Ages
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35 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age ≥ 35 years * Eligible for surgical treatment for obesity, according to the Dutch guideline, i.e. a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 or a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 with one or more comorbidities associated with obesity. (23) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent. * A BMI \>60 kg/m2 * Inability of undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery safely. * Inability to undergo the study measurement/tests. * Not proficient in the Dutch language * A medical history of a reduced LVEF at any time, history of severe cardiac valve defects or severe congenital cardiac defects. * A medical history of previous metabolic bariatric surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Zuyderland Medisch Centrum Heerlen
RECRUITINGHeerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, Netherlands
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