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NCT Number: NCT05532891

Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19

The National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) is a prospectively collected database for all patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the UK. It was used to identify patients that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020). Characteristics of this group were compared with a pre-pandemic cohort (one year from 1st September 2018).

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Bariatric Surgery Candidate Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London

London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All patients listed on National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020) or prior to the pandemic (one year from 1st September 2018) -

Exclusion criteria

  • Where a variable was 'not recorded' this point was excluded from analysis. For age, gender, procedure type and provider the records were 100% complete, for BMI at time of surgery there was 5% missing data and for other variables the missing value rate was 2% or lower.

Treatment and study plan

COVID-19 pandemic

Other

Pandemic group underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic group underwent surgery prior to the pandemic.

Primary outcomes

  1. Revisions

    Time frame: 1 year

    Number of patients undergoing revisional bariatric surgery

  2. Private

    Time frame: 1 year

    Number of patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the private sector

Secondary outcomes

  1. Completed Laparoscopically

    Time frame: 1 year

    Number of cases completed laparoscopically for patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the NHS

  2. Length of Stay

    Time frame: 1 year

    Length of stay for NHS patients undergoing bariatric surgery in days

  3. Surgical Complications

    Time frame: 1 year

    Number of surgical complications in patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the NHS

  4. Presence of Second Consultant

    Time frame: 1 year

    Presence of second consultant in elective bariatric cases undertaken in the NHS

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Imperial College London

Other

Collaborators

  • The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Registry information

Official study title

Bariatric Surgery Provision in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study of a National Registry

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Sep 8, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 1, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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