A Study of Surgical Management of Postprandial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Overview
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Study type
ObservationalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Sponsor Protocol Number: 16-009198
About this study
The purpose of this study is to understand outcomes from patients who have undergone roux-en-y gastric bypass and developed postprandial hypoglycemia which required surgery.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >18 years
- History of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or other bariatric surgery
- Subjects who developed the following at any point after RYGB or any bariatric surgery-
- Symptoms of hypoglycemia AND/OR
- Fasting blood glucose < 60 mg/dl AND/OR
- Resolution of symptoms with administration of a glucose source AND/OR
- Elevated serum insulin or c-peptide levels
- Post RYGB patients who underwent surgical procedure in attempt to cure the problems described in point 3 above
Exclusion Criteria:
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