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Adolescents Bariatric Surgery Cohort Survey
Evaluation of the Efficiency and Complications Associated With the Surgical Treatment of Obesity by Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in an Adolescent Population.
About This Trial
Obesity affects 3%-4% of the pediatric population and leads to cardiac mortality during adult life. Bariatric surgery is the best treatment for weight loss and preventing obesity associated comorbidities in adults, but its applications and safety are yet to be defined for adolescents.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Patients aged 14-20 years of age and asking for bariatric surgery
- BMI \>= 40 Kg.m-2 or \>= 35 Kg.m-2 with major obesity-related comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, etc...)
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- An unstable psychiatric disorder
- Bariatric surgery anesthesic contraindications
- Having not completed a minimum of six months of the pre operative program
- Lack of consent from the patient or the patient's relatives.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 14-20 years of age and asking for bariatric surgery
* BMI \>= 40 Kg.m-2 or \>= 35 Kg.m-2 with major obesity-related comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, etc...)
Exclusion Criteria:
* An unstable psychiatric disorder
* Bariatric surgery anesthesic contraindications
* Having not completed a minimum of six months of the pre operative program
* Lack of consent from the patient or the patient's relatives.
Treatments Being Tested
PROCEDURE
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Weight-loss surgery, with the use of gastric banding
Locations (1)
University Hospital of Angers
Angers, Maine Et Loire, France