Omentectomy for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00270439

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : December 26, 2005

Last Update Posted : September 14, 2009

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

United States Surgical Corporation

Information provided by:

Vanderbilt University

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	January 2007
Actual Study Completion Date :	March 2007

Publications:

Thörne A, Lönnqvist F, Apelman J, Hellers G, Arner P. A pilot study of long-term effects of a novel obesity treatment: omentectomy in connection with adjustable gastric banding. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002 Feb;26(2):193-9.

Torquati A, Lutfi R, Abumrad N, Richards WO. Is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery the most effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in morbidly obese patients? J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Nov;9(8):1112-6; discussion 1117-8.

Hansen, E., et al., Omentectomy Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Skeletal Muscle in vivo. 2005, Abstract Society of University Surgeons.

Bergman RN, Finegood DT, Ader M. Assessment of insulin sensitivity in vivo. Endocr Rev. 1985 Winter;6(1):45-86. Review.

Bonora E, Kiechl S, Willeit J, Oberhollenzer F, Egger G, Targher G, Alberiche M, Bonadonna RC, Muggeo M. Prevalence of insulin resistance in metabolic disorders: the Bruneck Study. Diabetes. 1998 Oct;47(10):1643-9.

Matthews DR, Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, Naylor BA, Treacher DF, Turner RC. Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and beta-cell function from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in man. Diabetologia. 1985 Jul;28(7):412-9.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Fabbrini E, Tamboli RA, Magkos F, Marks-Shulman PA, Eckhauser AW, Richards WO, Klein S, Abumrad NN. Surgical removal of omental fat does not improve insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular risk factors in obese adults. Gastroenterology. 2010 Aug;139(2):448-55. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.04.056. Epub 2010 May 7.

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