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Last refreshed on: 9 January 2017
Main ID:  NCT03008096
Date of registration: 16/12/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Philipp Angleitner
Public title: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as Bridge-to-Candidacy for Obese Left-Ventricular Assist Device Patients LSG-BTC-LVAD
Scientific title: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as Bridge-to-Candidacy for Obese Left-Ventricular Assist Device Patients
Date of first enrolment: November 2016
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03008096
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Austria
Contacts
Name:     Philipp Angleitner, Dr.
Address: 
Telephone: +4314040052620
Email: philipp.angleitner@meduniwien.ac.at
Affiliation: 
Name:     Philipp Angleitner, Dr.
Address: 
Telephone: +4314040052620
Email: philipp.angleitner@meduniwien.ac.at
Affiliation: 
Name:     Daniel Zimpfer, Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Medical University of Vienna
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Ambulatory patients on LVAD-support for end-stage heart failure

- Bridge-to-Candidacy strategy

- BMI > 35kg/m2

- Failure to reach BMI < 30kg/m2 with conservative measures

- Age > 18 years

- Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Absolute contraindications to subsequent heart transplantation other than obesity



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Heart Failure
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Primary Outcome(s)
BMI (Body-Mass-Index) [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
Secondary Outcome(s)
6-min Walking Test [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
LVEF (Left-Ventricular Ejection Fraction) [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
NYHA (New York Heart Association) Class [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
EQ-5D (EuroQol five dimensions) questionnaire [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
Severe adverse events [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life) questionnaire [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
VO2 max (maximum rate of oxygen consumption) [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
Work Ability questionnaire [Time Frame: 12 months post-LSG]
Secondary ID(s)
LSG-BTC-LVAD
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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