# Testing the Gravitostat in Humans: the Impact of a Weighted Vest in Patients Post Bariatric Surgery on Fat-free Mass Retention and Weight Loss

> **NCT04809129** · NA · SUSPENDED · sponsor: **University College Dublin** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Weighted vest

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04809129
- **Lead sponsor:** University College Dublin
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** SUSPENDED
- **Start date:** 2021-04-08
- **Primary completion:** 2022-10-03
- **Final completion:** 2022-10-03
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Funding stopped.
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04809129

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04809129, "Testing the Gravitostat in Humans: the Impact of a Weighted Vest in Patients Post Bariatric Surgery on Fat-free Mass Retention and Weight Loss". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04809129. Licensed CC0.

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