Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial of fecal microbiota transplantation in severe obesity: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity is one of the main threats to public health in western countries and increases the risk of several diseases, overall morbidity and mortality. Sustained weight loss will reduce risk factors and improve several obesity comorbidities. Options are conservative treatment such as lifestyle changes, bariatric surgery or medications. Conservative treatment has a low success rate, and bariatric surgery is typically not reversible, with the risk of complications and recurrences. Treatment of obesity with medications has in recent years shown great promise, but the side effects are many, and the long-term effect is unknown. There is also a need for an option for patients where surgery has contraindications and conservative follow-up does not succeed.The research on obesit

SUBMITTER: Hanssen HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11148707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature