Effect of Ghrelin on Glucose Metabolism After Bariatric Surgery

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2016

Primary Completion Date

August 21, 2019

Study Completion Date

January 30, 2023

Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)

Subjects will have glucose administered enterally and blood will be drawn to measure its kinetics.

DRUG

Human Ghrelin

Human ghrelin will be administered by IV at two of the four study visits in conjunction with the OGTT.

DRUG

Saline

Saline Infusion will be administered by IV at two of the four study visits in conjunction with the OGTT to serve as a placebo comparator for the human ghrelin infusions.

Trial Locations (1)

37232

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

lead

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER

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