Maintenance of Multivitamin Supplements After Sleeve Gastrectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A prospective randomized study of patients undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was performed. Patients were randomized into 2 groups: those patients receiving the multivitamin supplement during 3 months (Group 1), and those receiving the supplement during 12 months (Group 2). Laboratory data were recorded: vitamins and oligoelements at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Elche

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

• BMI >40 Kg/m2

• BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidities associated to obesity

Exclusion Criteria:

• documented gastroesophageal reflux

• patients with uncontrolled psychiatric disorders

• active infections or malignancies

• any other concomitant pathology considered as a contraindication for bariatric surgery.