Which surgery wins for weight loss? new study compares two procedures
NCT ID NCT07413237
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of weight loss surgery in 80 adults with severe obesity. The goal was to see which surgery leads to better weight loss, improves health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure, and has fewer complications. Participants were followed after surgery to track their progress.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
This comparative prospective cohort study was conducted in General surgery department, Ain Shams University Hospitals.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients age from 18 to 60 years old. * Both sexes. * Patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40. * Patients with BMI (35 - 40) with obesity related comorbidities. (e.g. type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease and severe arthritis). * Able to be committed to follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent previous Bariatric surgeries. * Patients with severe systemic disease, such as congestive heart failure - unstable angina - recent stroke or myocardial infarction less than 3 months ago. Contraindications for insufflation as those with severe cardiovascular or severe restrictive respiratory diseases. * Patients that refused to participate in the study. * Patients with psychiatric illness. * Preoperative upper GI endoscopy findings of GERD class C and Barrett's oesophagus * Previous upper GIT surgery or liver cirrhosis. * Patients on oral steroid therapy. * Not fit for general anaesthesia (e.g. patients with severe heart disease or untreatable coagulopathies). * Significant abdominal adhesions. * Major psychiatric illness. * Pregnant patients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University
Cairo, 11591, Egypt
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