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Multidisciplinary Approach and Counseling of the Obese Patient Before and After Bariatric Surgery

An observational study of Obesity, run by KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The project consists of qualitative interviews with all the members of the obesity team (endocrinologist, bariatric surgeon, dietician, psychologist,..) in different Flemish hospitals. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obesity
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteBelgium
Study dates
Aug 2013to Aug 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: The different health care professionals of the obesity team

Who may be able to join

  • All the members of the obesity team should be prepared to participate in the study

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Belgium1 site
  • Ina Gesquiere

    Leuven, 3000

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About this study

Official title: Multidisciplinary Approach and Counseling of the Obese Patient Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Qualitative Interviews

The project consists of qualitative interviews with all the members of the obesity team (endocrinologist, bariatric surgeon, dietician, psychologist,..) in different Flemish hospitals. These interviews have the aim to gain insight into the current practice about counseling patients with bariatric surgery, with a focus on medication counseling. This will make it possible to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the current practice of obese patients who will undergo and have undergone bariatric surgery.

Read the detailed description

The project consists of qualitative interviews with all the members of the obesity team (endocrinologist, bariatric surgeon, dietician, psychologist,..) in different Flemish hospitals. These interviews have the aim to gain insight into the current practice about counseling patients with bariatric surgery, with a focus on medication counseling. We will do a benchmarking and also qualitative analyses of the interviews using Nvivo 10.

This will make it possible to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the current practice of obese patients who will undergo and have undergone bariatric surgery.

Conditions
Obesity
Medical subject headings
Obesity

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Difference between multidisciplinary approach in bariatric surgery population in Flanders and the guidelines

    We will do a benchmarking and a qualitative research to give an overview of the counseling of obese patients before and after bariatric surgery and to identify the barriers of to a multidisciplinary approach in the counseling of bariatric surgery.

    Measured: The interviews will be performed once

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jun 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2013
  3. Primary completionAug 2014
  4. Study completionAug 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02156830
Sponsor's protocol ID
INOGMA2
Status last verified
Feb 2015
First submitted
19 Aug 2013
Last updated
5 Feb 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Obesity, run by KU Leuven at 1 site in Belgium.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Difference between multidisciplinary approach in bariatric surgery population in Flanders and the guidelines (time frame: The interviews will be performed once). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2015.

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