Comparing robotic vs. laparoscopic surgery for weight loss revision
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial compares two types of surgery (robotic and laparoscopic) to see which leads to fewer problems after a second weight-loss operation. It is for people who need to revise their first bariatric surgery to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old
- You are scheduled for or have had a revision of your first weight-loss surgery to a gastric bypass
- Your first surgery was a gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy, or one-anastomosis gastric bypass
- You are not pregnant
- You can understand the study information and have no serious memory or thinking problems
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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