Impact of Biliopancreatic Limb Lenght on Long-term Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 70cm and those ones undergoing RYGB with a BPL of 120 cm.

Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated

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Key information

Conditions

Weight Loss Body Weight Body Weight Changes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

About this study

Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 70cm and those ones undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a biliopancreatic limb of 120 cm. Alimentary limb was constant in both groups (150cm).

Excess BMI loss 5 years after surgery was investigated

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

BMI >40 Kg/m2
BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidities associated to obesity
Age older than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Patients undergoing other bariatric techniques than RYGB
Patients undergoing RYGB with different BPL or AL lengths than that reported for this study
Any other surgical procedure added to the bariatric surgery
Impossibility to comply with pre-established clinical follow-up.

Treatment and study plan

BP limb 70cm

Procedure

Performance of RYGB with a BP limb of 70cm

BP limb 120cm

Procedure

Performance of RYGB with a BP limb of 120cm

Primary outcomes

Weight loss

Time frame: 5 years after surgery

Weight loss was evaluated

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital General Universitario Elche

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Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Biliopancreatic Limb Lenght on Long-term Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jul 31, 2018
Registry last updated: Jul 31, 2018

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