Eligibility Module

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 @ 5:49 PM
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NCT ID: NCT03455868
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * bariatric groups: men and women; 18 to 60 years old; with a BMI \>=35 kg/m2; with type 2 diabetes: use of oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin OR 2 of the following tests confirming type 2 diabetes: HbA1c \>=6.5%; fasting glucose \>=7.0 mM; 2-h glucose post 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) \>=11.1 mM) (guidelines.diabetes.ca);) or without diabetes: HbA1c \<6.5% AND fasting glucose \<7.0 mM; who are awaiting bariatric surgery. Control group: BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 (overweight group); without diabetes or prediabetes: HbA1c \<6.0% AND fasting glucose \<6.1 mM (Diabetes Canada criteria), with a stable weight for the last 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * bariatric groups: type 1 diabetes; disease (e.g. uncontrolled thyroid disease, malabsorptive or overt inflammatory disorder, metabolic bone disease, creatinine clearance \<60 ml/min) or medication (e.g. glucocorticoids, anti-epileptic drugs, osteoporosis therapy and thiazolidinediones) affecting bone metabolism; BMI\>60 kg/m2; CT scan impossible to perform (e.g. patient too large for the gantry aperture); pregnant women or women who plan to become pregnant during the study or women of childbearing age who do not agree to take an appropriate contraceptive method during the study; history of oesophageal, gastric or digestive surgery; history of bariatric surgery; cancer at risk of recurrence during the study; Prosthesis that could interfere with interpretation of imaging data; Chronic severe condition or illness precluding from participation in the project. Control group: Same criteria plus: \>5% change in weight in the last 3 months; pregnancy or lactation in the last year.
Healthy Volunteers: True
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years
Study: NCT03455868
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT03455868