Severe obesity tissue study during surgery
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study collects small tissue samples during certain abdominal surgeries to better understand what drives severe obesity and related blood-sugar patterns. If you agree to the extra sampling, your information and samples may help researchers build a “biological atlas” that could guide future treatments.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 65 years old
- You are scheduled for abdominal surgery (bariatric surgery, gallbladder surgery, or abdominal wall surgery) done by laparoscopy or a larger incision (laparotomy)
- You match one of several body-mass-and-blood-sugar patterns measured with a glucose test
- You are able to understand the study information and give consent
- Your surgeon does not think another condition makes tissue sampling too risky for you
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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