Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

October 1, 2019 updated by: Jill Kanaley, University of Missouri-Columbia
A growing body of work done over the past few decades has established that adipose tissue as an active endocrine organ which secretes a wide range of metabolic and immunological factors collectively called "adipokines (1)." Importantly, these secreted factors enter into the circulation and have paracrine and autocrine actions, which profoundly impact systemic metabolism (e.g., insulin sensitivity). Additionally, in animals, loss of ovarian hormone production via ovariectomy (similar to menopause in humans) leads to increases in both in adipose tissue mass and in adipose tissue inflammation (2) making this tissue less healthy than that from premenopausal animals. To date, no studies have investigated the effect of menopause on abdominal fat in overweight individuals. Knowing if adipose tissue-specific changes occur with menopause may potentially lead to recommendations or therapeutics to improve women's health post menopause.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjects will just have to agree to having a small amount of adipose tissue being removed during the bariatric surgery. The investigators will also collect a blood sample at that time. There will be no other visits for the subject.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

84

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65211
        • University of Missouri

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All subject are already scheduled to have bariatric surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Surgery.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are premenopausal or who are postmenopausal and have been for at least one year.

Males will be recruited to age match female subjects. All subject are already scheduled to have bariatric surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are perimenopausal. Women who are on Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
TNFa
Time Frame: measured in the one sample collected at surgery
TNFa
measured in the one sample collected at surgery
Il-6
Time Frame: measured in the one sample collected at surgery
Il-6
measured in the one sample collected at surgery
macrophage
Time Frame: measured in the one sample collected at surgery
macrophage
measured in the one sample collected at surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 1, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Bariatric surgery

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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