# Effects of Weight Loss Surgery on Bone Health in Adolescents

> **NCT02557438** · — · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Massachusetts General Hospital** · enrollment: 240 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity
- Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- **PROCEDURE:** Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02557438
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2015-06-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2027-03-31
- **Target enrollment:** 240 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02557438

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02557438, "Effects of Weight Loss Surgery on Bone Health in Adolescents". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02557438. Licensed CC0.

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