Database update for bariatric weight-loss surgery

This study is a registry, meaning it collects health information to better understand outcomes after bariatric (weight-loss) surgery. It may help doctors improve care for people with severe obesity who had surgery at VCU Medical Center.

This study builds a data bank to help track how people manage overweight or obesity at the hospital. It may help improve care for future patients by learning what treatments and outcomes work best.

This study looks at people who have had bariatric surgery but still struggle to lose weight (or lose it poorly). It aims to better understand how to help “poor responders” and what might be interfering with weight-loss results.

This trial looks at how to support long-term weight loss and improve how your body handles fat breakdown. It may help people who have severe obesity after bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, but it has several health and lifestyle limits.

This study looks at why some people lose more weight and improve their health more than others after bariatric surgery. It also has a subgroup that specifically studies people who are insulin resistant (a sign of prediabetes) to see how surgery affects their metabolism.

This trial is building a database of people with obesity who have had or are planning to have weight loss surgery (metabolic or bariatric surgery). It helps doctors learn more about long-term results and safety.