The Contribution of Incretin Hormones to Post-prandial Glucose Metabolism After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The study is being undertaken to understand how the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedure can
affect insulin secretion after meals. The hypothesis of this study is the Disposition Index
is decreased in subjects who had previously undergone Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor blockade.
Phase:
Early Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Adrian Vella
Collaborators:
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)