Protein and exercise after bariatric surgery: a Muscle-Saving combo?
NCT ID NCT07156552
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether taking daily protein supplements and doing resistance exercises (like lifting weights) can prevent too much muscle loss after bariatric surgery. About 400 patients will be randomly assigned to either standard care or standard care plus the protein and exercise program. The goal is to see if the extra support helps people lose more fat and less muscle.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- protein supplements and resistance exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give bariatric surgery patients a simple way to keep their muscle mass while losing fat, improving long-term health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The extra protein and exercise may not prevent muscle loss for everyone, and some people may find the program hard to stick with.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 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: * A scheduled metabolic-bariatric surgery (i.e. RYGB or Sleeve Gastrectomy) * Participation in the NOK care program * Able to understand and perform the study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Allergic or sensitive for milk proteins, or lactose intolerant * Diagnosed renal insufficiency * Diagnosed intestinal diseases influencing the uptake of protein (i.e. active inflammatory bowel disease
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1043 DS, Netherlands
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Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek
RECRUITINGNieuwegein, 3431, Netherlands
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