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NCT Number: NCT03821636

Impact of Long Alimentary Limb or Long Biliary Limb Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Severely Obese Patients.

In patients with type 2 diabetes, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), which excludes a portion of the stomach and the proximal intestine from the alimentary circuit, improves glucose metabolism more rapidly and more extensively than is expected from weight loss. The mechanisms of this unique effect of gastrointestinal exclusion appear to be complex and have not yet been clarified. A recent study unveil that intestinal uptake of ingested glucose is diminished by RYGB and restricted to the common limb, where food meets bile and other digestive fluids, resulting in an overall decrease of post prandial blood glucose excursion. the hypothesize that reducing the length of the common limb, which is rarely measured and highly variable in clinical practice, may significantly affect the metabolic outcome of gastrointestinal surgical procedures. The aim of the present study is to compare the impact of two variants of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a short common limb, the long alimentary limb or the long biliary limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, on type 2 diabetes remission in severely obese patients.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chu Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
  • All patient with type 2 diabetes
  • Patients who were candidates for obesity surgery in accordance with French recommendation

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe cognitive or mental disorders
  • patient who have already undergone obesity surgery
  • Severe and non-stabilised eating disorders
  • The likely inability of the patient to participate in lifelong medical follow-up
  • Alcohol or psychoactive substances dependence
  • The absence of identified prior medical management of obesity
  • Diseases that are life-threatening in the short and medium term;
  • Contraindications to general anaesthesia.

Treatment and study plan

Standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Procedure

Standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is performed with a 30 ml gastric pouch, a stapled gastrojejunal anastomosis with an alimentary limb of 25 % of total length of the intestine (150 cm), connected to the biliary limb of 10 % of total length of the intestine (60 cm) below the duodeno-jejunal junction with a side-to-side jejuno-jejunal anastomosis and a common limb of 65 % of total length of the intestine (400 cm).

Long alimentary limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Procedure

Long alimentary limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is performed with a 30 ml gastric pouch, a stapled gastrojejunal anastomosis with an alimentary limb of 45 % of total length of the intestine (280 cm), connected to the biliary limb of 10 % of total length of the intestine (60 cm) below the duodeno-jejunal junction with a side-to-side jejuno-jejunal anastomosis and a common limb of 45 % of total length of the intestine (280 cm

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of type 2 diabetes remission

    Time frame: at 12 months after surgery

    HbA1c < 6.5% AND fasting blood glucose < 7.0 mmol/L in absence of antidiabetic drug

Secondary outcomes

  1. Absolute weight loss (aWL in kg)

    Time frame: at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

  2. Excess Weight Loss percentage (EWL%)

    Time frame: at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

  3. Excess BMI Loss percentage (EBL%)

    Time frame: at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

  4. Medical and surgical complication rates

    Time frame: During the month following surgery (for early complications) and from one month to 12 months postoperatively (for late complications)]

    Medical and surgical complication rates (anastomotic leaks, biliary reflux, bowel obstruction, anastomotic ulcers, anastomotic stenosis, internal hernia, chronic gastritis, esophagitis, iron deficiency anemia)

  5. Type and severity of early and late complications for each procedure

    Time frame: During the month following surgery (for early complications) and from one month to 12 months postoperatively (for late complications)]

    Type and severity of early and late complications for each procedure, according to the Dindo-Clavien classification

  6. Patient's quality of life score according to the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL) questionnaire

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 12 after surgery

    The IWQOL questionnaire to be specifically assess the effects of obesity on health-related quality of life. The five identified scales are Physical Function, Self-Esteem, Sexual Life, Public Distress, and Work.

    The final 20-item IWQOL includes two primary domains: Physical (7 items) and Psychosocial (13 items)

  7. Patient's quality of life score according to the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) questionnaire adapted to bariatric surgery.

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 12 after surgery

    GIQLI (gastrointestinal quality of life index) questionnaire. 36 questions, each containing 4 answers equating to a score ranging from 0 (least desirable answer) to 4 (most desirable answer). Total score range 0-144.

  8. Change in glucose homeostasis

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    glucose (mg/dl)

  9. Change in HbA1c

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Changes in HbA1c(%) were assessed before and after surgery

  10. Change in fasting glycemia

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Changes in fasting blood glucose levels (mmol/L)

  11. changes in fasting insulinemia

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Changes in fasting insulinemia in microunits/mL

  12. change in fasting c-peptide

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Changes in C-peptide(ng/ml) were assessed before and after the intervention.

  13. Number of antidiabetic treatments

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Metabolic profile of glucose homeostasis assessment according to antidiabetic treatments, HbA1c level, fasting glycemia, fasting insulinemia fasting c-peptide

  14. Changes in blood lipids profile

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Changes in blood lipids profile (LDL, HDL and triglyceride concentrations) according to anitilipidemic treatments

  15. change in vitamins status assessment

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    vitamines profil (vitamin B1, B9, B12, and D concentration) before and 12 and 24 months after surgery

  16. change in prealbumin levels

    Time frame: Before surgery and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery

    Lower levels of prealbumin are associated with malnutrition.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Grégory BAUD, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

3.20.44.42.73 ext. +33

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Lille

Other

Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, France

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Long Alimentary Limb or Long Biliary Limb Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Severely Obese Patients. A Prospective, Multicentric, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Acronym: PRECI-Surg

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 30, 2019
Registry last updated
Dec 23, 2025

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