Weight LUSER study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Single centre observational study of the immediate impact of bariatric (WEIGHT Loss) surgery on Urinary Sodium Excretion, Renal function and gut hormones

• IRAS ID

  289231

• Contact name

  Richard Welbourn

• Contact email

  Richard.Welbourn@somersetFT.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  This study will explore the impact of different types of bariatric (weight loss) surgery on renal function and gut hormones. Around a multidisciplinary set-up of the study, the investigators will collect blood and 24-hour urine samples before surgery, during admission and around the 6-month timepoint after surgery.

• REC name

  East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/EM/0306

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 Feb 2021

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion