Metabolic Effects of Endogenous Bile Acids After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorHvidovre University Hospital

About this trial

Non-randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical study evaluating the effects of endogenous bile acids on changes in plasma fibroblast growth factor-19 (FGF-19) and glucose metabolism by extended depletion of circulating bile acids using colesevelam as an experimental tool in subjects operated with gastric by-pass (RYGB).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

RYGB-operated ≥ 18 months prior to inclusion

History of diabetes prior to RYGB (HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol or use of antidiabetic medication)

HbA1c <58 mmol/mol on no antidiabetic medication or metformin alone

Weight change < ±3 kg for >3 months at time of inclusion

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Haemoglobin < 6.5 mmol/L at time of inclusion

Fasting plasma glucose > 10.0 mmol/L at time of inclusion

Prior cholecystectomy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Colesevelam

Treatment groups

18 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators