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Effect of Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Therapy on Metabolic Syndrome

An observational study in Metabolic Syndrome, sponsored by Third Military Medical University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-20.

Sponsored by Third Military Medical University · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2024, 2 years ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2010; still recruiting 16 years 5 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
200
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Bariatric surgery (BS) is known to improve the components of metabolic syndrome (MS) in obese patients. However, few studies have evaluated the impact of bariatric surgery versus medical therapy (MT) in patients with MS, especially in patients with low body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to assess the effect of bariatric surgery on MS in patients with low BMI by comparing BS (BMI\<35 kg/m2 and BMI≥35 kg/m2) with MT (BMI\<35 kg/m2). A retrospective study including patients with MS undergoing bariatric surgery and medical therapy at a single institution. We follow up the 5 years effect of bariatric surgery versus medical therapy on the remission of MS, its individual components, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, and medication used.

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  1. Study design and patients

    This study aimed to compare bariatric surgery(BS) with medical therapy (MT) for the management of low BMI patients with MS, approved by the ethics committee and institutional review at our hospital. 100 patients underwent bariatric surgery and 100 patients receiving medical therapy for obesity and type 2 diabetes between 2010 and 2020 at our institution. All patients met the Chinese guidelines developed by the Chinese Society for Metabolic \& Bariatric surgery (CSMBS). All patients achieve diagnostic criteria for MS, defined by the presence of at least 3 of the 5 following criteria derived from the joint interim statement (JIS) definition.

  2. outcome and Data collection

    All patients follow up the change of improvement in MS and its components following bariatric surgery and medical therapy, including waist circumference, hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, long-term CVD risk, and medication use

  3. Treatments

3.1 BS group The bariatric surgical procedures performed included Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.

3.2 MT group According to the guidelines in China, patients in the medical therapy group received glucose-lowering, lipid-lowering, and antihypertensive medications, with the following targets: glycosylated hemoglobin\<7%; systolic blood pressure\<140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure\<80 mmHg; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol\<2.6 mmol/L; and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol>1.3 mmol/L for female or 1.0 mmol/L for male.

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Conditions studied

  • Metabolic Syndrome

Keywords

  • metabolic syndrome
  • Medical therapy
  • Bariatric surgery
  • body mass index
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In context

Metabolic Syndrome

1,964 studies on the registry are indexed under Metabolic Syndrome; 330 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 200 is close to the median of 200 across 458 observational studies indexed under Metabolic Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Third Military Medical University is the lead sponsor of 81 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients underwent bariatric surgery or medical therapy for metabolic syndrome between 2010 and 2020 at our institution.

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI\<35 kg/m\^2

    • Underwent bariatric surgery or medical therapy
    • Patients met the diagnostic criteria for MS, defined criteria derived from the joint interim statement (JIS)

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who failed to follow up

    • Insulin dependent diabetes
    • congenital dementia
    • brain trauma
    • epileps
    • severe hypoglycemic coma
    • cerebrovascular disease
    • ischemic
    • heart disease
    • renal dysfunction
    • alcohol abuse
    • mental illness
    • psychoactive substance abuse
    • unwillingness to provide informed consent
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
5 Years
Patient registry
Yes
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • BS group

    The group of bariatric surgery therapy in metabolic syndrome patients.

    Procedure: Bariatric surgery

  • MT group

    The group of medical therapy in metabolic syndrome patients

    Drug: Hypoglycemic drugs

Interventions

  • DrugHypoglycemic drugs

    drug

    Also known as: antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs

  • ProcedureBariatric surgery

    surgery

    Also known as: metabolic surgery

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in metabolic parameters from baseline to 5 years.

    Waist circumference(cm)

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  2. Change in metabolic parameters from baseline to 5 years.

    body mass index(kg/m\^2)

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in glycosylated hemoglobin from baseline to 5 years.

    glycosylated hemoglobin(%)

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  2. Change in plasma glucose from baseline to 5 years.

    Fasting plasma glucose(mmol/l),

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  3. Change in blood lipids from baseline to 5 years.

    total cholesterol(mmol/l), triglycerides(mmol/l), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(mmol/l), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(mmol/l)

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  4. Changes of CVD risk

    10-year and lifetime ASCVD risk calculated by the China-PAR equation. Evaluation metrics include sex, age, region of residence (South or North), waist circumference, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, whether taking antihypertensive drugs, whether diabetic, whether smoker, family history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular.

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  5. Hypoglycemic drugs use

    The number and daily drug dose of hypoglycemic drugs

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  6. Antihypertensive drugs use

    The number and daily drug dose of antihypertensive drugs

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

  7. Lipid-lowering drugs use

    The number and daily drug dose of lipid-lowering drugs

    Time frame: baseline to 5 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Stryker Laparoscopy
    Chongqing, Chongqing 400042, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 20, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05363059
Lead sponsor
Third Military Medical University
Responsible party
Zhiming Zhu (Director, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 5, 2022
Start date
May 1, 2010
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 20, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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