Transoral Endoscopic Liver Biopsy During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00512512 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: August 7, 2007
Last Update Posted
: July 1, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Steatohepatitis Morbid Obesity | Procedure: Transoral Endoscopic Liver Biopsy |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 4 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Transoral Endoscopic Liver Biopsy During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass |
Study Start Date : | June 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2009 |
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Procedure: Transoral Endoscopic Liver Biopsy

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient who meets criteria to undergo laparoscopic Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass (BMI>40 or BMI>35 with multiple medical co morbidities).
- Age greater than 18 years.
- Ability to complete all necessary components of study (gastric bypass surgery standard qualifications).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent
- Women who are pregnant or in whom pregnancy status cannot be confirmed.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00512512
United States, Maryland | |
Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224 |
Principal Investigator: | Michael A Schweitzer, M.D. | Johns Hopkins University |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Michael Schweitzer, M.D., Johns Hopkins |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00512512 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NA_00007226 |
First Posted: | August 7, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 1, 2010 |
Last Verified: | July 2009 |
Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins University:
transoral transluminal endoscopic |
laparoscopic liver biopsy |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fatty Liver Obesity, Morbid Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Obesity Overnutrition |
Nutrition Disorders Overweight Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Liver Extracts Hematinics |