Effects of bariatric surgey on the uk workforce
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Anonymised questionnaire study of the economic impacts of bariatric surgery on the UK workforce.
IRAS ID
165961
Contact name
Ahmed Ahmed
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 30 days
Research summary
Dissertation project to study the effects of bariatric surgery on the working patterns of some patients. An anonymous survey is to be distributed to patients in Mr Ahmed's outpatient clinic by some staff there which will ask some questions about whether patients worked before the surgery and after it. These will then be collected from a drop box and analysed after several months. There will also be some analysis of existing literature.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EM/1243
Date of REC Opinion
14 Nov 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion