U.S., March 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06857578) titled 'Revision Surgery for Suboptimal Weight Loss or Recurrent Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass' on Feb. 18.
Brief Summary: The majority of those who undergo gastric bypass surgery have a good/sufficient weight loss, averaging 25-30% after 10-20 years (Adams TD NEJM -18). In a subgroup analysis in LABS, 5% of RYGB patients had an unfavourable weight development with an average of only up to 10% weight loss 7 years after surgery (Courcoulas et al, JAMA Surg -18). These data are in good agreement with data in the Scandinavian quality registry SOReg where 5-10% an insufficient weight loss/weight recurrence 10 years after gastric by...