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Relationship Between Changes in Gut Hormones After Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding and Improvements in Diabetes

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01153438

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Official title

Role of Endogenous Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in Improved Glucose Tolerance After Two Different Types of Bariatric Surgery

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to see how hormones that control blood sugar change in response to two different weight loss surgeries (gastric bypass and gastric banding). We believe that changes in a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) may account for the greater improvement in blood sugar after certain types of surgeries. GLP-1 makes the pancreas release insulin, a hormone that lowers blood sugar. The study will consist of one screening visit and three study visits in which the glucose response will be measured after drinking a liquid meal: 1) Visit 1 (2-3 weeks before surgery); 2) Visit 2 (after 10% of body weight is lost); and 3) Visit 3 (5-10 days after Visit 2). Hormone levels will be measured during the three study visits. To see if the improvement in blood sugar after surgery is due to changes in GLP-1, we will block its effect on insulin release by giving either salt water or a medication that blocks the activity of GLP-1 during the two visits that take place after surgery (Visits 2 and 3).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01153438
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Enrollment
8 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 31, 2011
Primary completion
May 31, 2013
Completion
May 31, 2013
Last update posted
Aug 16, 2016

2011 – 2013

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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