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Predicting Weight Loss After Pharmacological or Surgical Treatment in Patients With Obesity
Sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
Summary
As with other nutritional strategies, the clinical response to bariatric surgery can be highly variable, with weight regain being a frequent occurrence. Recent evidence on anti-obesity medication indicate similar inter-individual variability in clinical response. Among multiples factors, co-occurrence of eating disorders such as binge eating disorder has been implicated in insufficient clinical response. Improving our ability to predict how patients will respond to obesity treatment is necessary in order to tailor the care pathways we offer. The mechanisms involved in disturbances of eating behaviour before and after surgery remain largely unknown. This study aims to identify the predictive factors of weight loss after pharmacological or surgical treatment, as well as the cognitive and biological mechanisms that mediate this effect.
Official title: Research of Predictive Factors of Weight Loss After Pharmacological or Surgical Treatment in Patients Suffering From Obesity
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2026-05-05
Completion Date
2036-01
Last Updated
2026-05-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pharmacological or surgical treament of obesity
Longitudinal follow-up of participants who initiate an anti-obesity medication or whose application for bariatric surgery was accepted. It will combine anthropometric, clinical, neuropsychological and biological measurements taken at various timepoints. Participants will be asked to complete a set of online questionnaires and data will be recorded anonymously. Biological samples will be collected at various time points.
Locations (1)
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium