Transition to Ambulatory Bariatric Surgery (TABS) Trial
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-55
SponsorVanderbilt University Medical Center
About this trial
This study will compare same day discharge and at least one night stay in the hospital after bariatric surgery. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be randomized (i.e. have an equal chance of either plan) to either group. The study's primary outcome is the frequency patients in the study require a visit to the emergency room within 7 days of their surgery.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
BMI ≤ 60 kg/m2
Primary Sleeve gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass,
Undergoing bariatric surgery at sponsor site
Disqualifiers
Type 1 Diabetes
Myocardial Infarction
Unstable Angina or Heart Failure
Prior Stroke
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Same Day Discharge
Other interventionPatients in the same day discharge arm will be discharged from the hospital within 6 hours of arriving to the recovery unit and without an overnight stay in the hospital.
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Same Day DischargeActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Standard of care - Hospital AdmissionNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Emergency Department Visits
Number of emergency room visits after surgery
Time frame
baseline to seven daysSecondary outcomes
1
Readmissions to the hospital
Study personnel will investigate the incidence of readmissions to the hospital in the post-surgical period.
Time frame
baseline to 30 days2
The number of operations or procedures
Study personnel will compare the frequency of reoperations and procedural interventions after surgery
Time frame
baseline to 30 daysSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov