Weight-loss surgery and brain health
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how weight-loss surgery affects your brain, metabolism, and memory. By participating, you can help doctors understand how these changes happen after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 65 years old.
- You must be eligible for weight-loss (bariatric) surgery, which usually means a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher with other health problems, or a BMI of 35 or higher.
- You cannot be pregnant or have liver cirrhosis.
- You cannot have unstable medical, surgical, or psychiatric conditions, or substance or alcohol abuse.
- You cannot have had previous stomach, esophagus, brain, or weight-loss surgeries.
- You must be able to have an MRI scan (no metal implants or other unsafe conditions).
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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