Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19
Bariatric Surgery Provision in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study of a National Registry
1 other identifier
observational
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) is a prospectively collected database for all patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the UK. It was used to identify patients that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020). Characteristics of this group were compared with a pre-pandemic cohort (one year from 1st September 2018).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Sep 2018
Typical duration for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2021
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 7, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 8, 2022
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
December 1, 2023
CompletedDecember 1, 2023
November 1, 2023
2.6 years
September 7, 2022
October 7, 2022
November 30, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Revisions
Number of patients undergoing revisional bariatric surgery
1 year
Private
Number of patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery in the private sector
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Completed Laparoscopically
1 year
Length of Stay
1 year
Surgical Complications
1 year
Presence of Second Consultant
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Pre-pandemic
Patients that underwent elective bariatric surgery in a control period prior to the pandemic (one year from 1st September 2018).
Pandemic
Patients that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020)
Interventions
Pandemic group underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic group underwent surgery prior to the pandemic.
Eligibility Criteria
All patients listed on National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020) or prior to the pandemic (one year from 1st September 2018)
You may qualify if:
- All patients listed on National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) that underwent elective bariatric surgery during the pandemic (one year from 1st April 2020) or prior to the pandemic (one year from 1st September 2018) -
You may not qualify if:
- \- Where a variable was 'not recorded' this point was excluded from analysis. For age, gender, procedure type and provider the records were 100% complete, for BMI at time of surgery there was 5% missing data and for other variables the missing value rate was 2% or lower.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Imperial College Londonlead
- The Royal College of Surgeons of Englandcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London
London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr Emma Rose McGlone
- Organization
- Imperial College London
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 7, 2022
First Posted
September 8, 2022
Study Start
September 1, 2018
Primary Completion
April 1, 2021
Study Completion
April 1, 2021
Last Updated
December 1, 2023
Results First Posted
December 1, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
There are restrictions on the availability of data for this study, due to the initial patient consent forms, which only allow the sharing of data for research purposes. Researchers wishing to access an anonymized dataset containing individual participant data can apply to the research data management service at St George's University of London UK (researchdata@sgul.ac.uk), where the data is held in a repository.