Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00623792
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Any candidate for weight loss surgery who is at least 18 years old \[At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, bariatric surgery is recommended as a treatment for individuals with Class III obesity (BMI \> 40), or Class II obesity (BMI 35- 40) and serious obesity-related health problems\]
Exclusion Criteria:
* Mental retardation or psychosis
* Previously diagnosed genetic obesity syndrome
* Participation in a structured weight management program in the 6 months prior to study enrollment
* Uncontrolled psychiatric symptomatology sufficiently severe to require immediate treatment
* Pregnant or lactating in the previous 6 months
* Taking a medication known to affect body weight such as oral steroids in the previous 6 months
* Any previous surgery for weight loss
* Deemed high risk surgical candidate.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00623792
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00623792