Effect of Liraglutide on Weight Loss in Patients Who Have Undergone Revisional Bariatric Surgeries.
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Our primary objective is to assess the effect of Liraglutide on weight loss in patients who have undergone secondary bariatric surgeries. We set out to assess if Liraglutide is a viable option to augment weight loss in said category.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Liraglutide drug starts 6 weeks post-operative until 6 months SC injection dose starting 0.6 mg/day and weekly up titrated until 3.0 mg/day |
Drug: Liraglutide Pen Injector [Saxenda]
Subcutaneous injection of GLP-1 agonist
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No Intervention: Control Patients with no weight loss drug intervention after bariatric surgery |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percentage Total weight loss [6 months]
- Percentage Excess body weight loss [6 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Comorbidities [6 months]
- Weight [6 months]
- BMI [6 months]
- HbA1C [6 months]
- Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) [6 months]
- HOMA-IR [6 months]
- Resolution of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [6 months]
- Blood pressure [6 months]
- Lipid profile [6 months]
- Sleep apnea [6 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Undergone primary bariatric surgery
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Need secondary bariatric surgery due to either weight regain (regained weight to have BMI > 35) or medical associated diseases
Exclusion Criteria:
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Prior use of GLP-1 agonist
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Past history of pancreatitis
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Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer
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Pregnancy or lactation
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Acute coronary syndrome
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Hepatic or renal dysfunction
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Active malignancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Madina Women's Hospital | Alexandria | Egypt | 21531 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Liraglutide1