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Morbid Obesity Requiring Bariatric Surgery / Neck Pain Musculoskeletal / Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy · Observational Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 10, 2026
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This is a planned prospective observational study of 25 adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, designed to assess whether postoperative weight loss correlates with improvements in cervical posture, neck pain, and cervical function measured by the Neck Disability Index and related measures at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. No results are yet available in this registry record.
Observational. Morbid Obesity Requiring Bariatric Surgery, Neck Pain Musculoskeletal; age from 18 Years; to 65 Years. Intervention: Participants Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. n = 25. 1 site: Turkey (Türkiye).
This is a planned prospective observational study of 25 adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, designed to assess whether postoperative weight loss correlates with improvements in cervical posture, neck pain, and cervical function measured by the Neck Disability Index and related measures at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. No results are yet available in this registry record.
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Once results are available, this study may clarify whether weight loss from bariatric surgery improves neck-related disability and function, potentially informing shared decision-making for obese patients with concurrent neck pain. However, the small sample size and observational design will limit causal inference.
This is a registered prospective observational study with no results yet reported; it will generate first data on whether bariatric surgery affects cervical posture and neck pain, a relationship not yet comprehensively studied.
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Once results are available, this study may clarify whether weight loss from bariatric surgery improves neck-related disability and function, potentially informing shared decision-making for obese patients with concurrent neck pain. However, the small sample size and observational design will limit causal inference.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07813429). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Study type: OBSERVATIONAL. Enrollment: 25 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Morbid Obesity Requiring Bariatric Surgery, Neck Pain Musculoskeletal. Interventions: PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Primary outcome measures: Change in Neck Disability Index (NDI) Score , Preoperative baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Brief summary: Obesity may contribute to neck pain, altered cervical posture, and impaired cervical function through increased mechanical loading, changes in body alignment, and reduced muscle performance. Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can produce substantial weight loss, its effects on cervical posture and neck-related function have not been studied comprehensively. This prospective, single-center study will include approximately 25 adults who are already scheduled to undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as part of their routine clinical care. The decision to perform surgery and the surgical procedure itself will not be assigned or modified by the study. Participants will be evaluated before surgery and at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Study assessments will include neck-related disability, neck pain intensity, quality of life, cervical range of motion, cervical muscle strength and endurance, and cervical joint position sense. Existing preoperative lateral cervical radiographs will be reviewed, and a lateral cervical radiograph will be obtained at the 12-month follow-up to assess cervical spinal alignment. The primary outcome will be the change in Neck Disability Index scores across the scheduled study assessments. The study aims to determine whether weight loss following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with changes in cervical posture, neck pain, and cervical function.
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