Bariatric surgery under the microscope: what happens years later?
NCT ID NCT02310178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 750 severely or morbidly obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery at a single hospital in France. Researchers aim to track long-term weight loss and improvements in related health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure. By observing real-world outcomes, the study may help shape future clinical trials on the impact of bariatric procedures.
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 help doctors understand which bariatric procedures work best for long-term weight loss and improvement of related conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may vary based on patient differences and surgical techniques.
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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 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2012
- 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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15 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: * Only be considered in patients operated and followed at CHU Montpellier with bariatric surgery * Patients treated by bariatric surgery on CHU Montpellier * Agreed to participate to the study by signing an informed consent * Eligible to health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to follow the patient in the long term (foreign patients, surgical use ...) * Inability to follow in the long run
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU - Hôpital Saint Eloi
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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