Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mechanical Discharge: Limiting the Impact of Bariatric Surgery Through Personalized Adapted Physical Activity
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Adapted physical activity with aerobic training [GEA], Adapted physical activity with strength training [GRM].
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Obesity, Bariatric Surgery Candidate. Basic parameters: 18 years — 55 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
For the most severe cases of obesity, recourse to bariatric surgery is the ultimate solution. Although highly beneficial to individual health, this massive loss of body mass could also have negative effects on metabolism and neuromuscular function. Unfortunately, these effects have been relatively little studied in the scientific literature, and are poorly taken into account in patient follow-up when bariatric surgery has been recommended. One of the adverse effects of bariatric surgery is the release into the bloodstream of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) which, are not only persistent, but also bioaccumulative, toxic and mobile. The major problem is that these circulating POPs are linked to a number of adverse side effects, including reproductive disorders, neurobehavioral alterations, metabolic disorders, gut microbiota alterations inflammatory changes and physiological alterations. POP neurotoxicity could also affect psychomotor abilities and neuromuscular function. In addition, the mechanical unloading (i.e., reduced mechanical stress on muscles) induced by loss of body mass, an effect targeted by bariatric surgery and largely beneficial to the health of individuals, could also alter neuromuscular function and potentially alter muscle architecture and contractile properties. Unfortunately, no data are currently available in the scientific literature to confirm or refute these hypotheses. Physical activity-based intervention strategies may be usefull to counteract the effects of mechanical unloading and the release of POPs as suggested in scientific literature. However it is also possible to question which exercise modality should be preferred. Our hypothesis is that eccentric muscle strengthening would better preserve muscle mass and neuromuscular function while limiting the risks associated with POPs release, compared with an aerobic and a control group.
Interventions
- Behavioral Adapted physical activity with aerobic training [GEA]
Participants will be required to take part in 3 weekly sessions of adapted physical activity for 3 months following bariatric surgery. These sessions (not exceeding 1 hour and 10 minutes) will focus on aerobic training. The first 3 sessions will be accompanied, and will take place either by videoconference or face-to-face, depending on the patient's wishes. Thereafter, each 1st session of the following weeks will also be accompanied and carried out either by videoconference or face-to-face. The - Behavioral Adapted physical activity with strength training [GRM]
Participants will be required to take part in 3 weekly sessions of adapted physical activity for 3 months following bariatric surgery. These sessions (not exceeding 1 hour and 10 minutes) will focus on eccentric training. The first 3 sessions will be accompanied and conducted face-to-face. Thereafter, each 1st session of the following weeks will also be accompanied and carried out face-to-face. The following 2 sessions of the week will be carried out autonomously. Each session will be organized
Primary outcome measures
- MVC (Maximum Voluntary Contraction) [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Blood concentration for each POP investigated [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Total POPs blood concentration [∑POPs] [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Quantity by POPs category [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Specific and relative muscle strength [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- M-wave [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- NAV [Voluntary Activation Level] [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Fatigability [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Pennation angle [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Muscle thickness [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Fascicle length [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Characterization of gut microbiota [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Weight [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
- Fat mass [Time frame: One week prior to bariatric surgery, 1 month after bariatric surgery, 4 months after bariatric surgery and 12 months after bariatric surgery.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patient (18-55 years)
- Patient scheduled for bariatric surgery
- Patient practicing a leisure-time physical activity < 8 hours of moderate intensity per week or < 4 hours of high intensity per week
- Presence of effective contraception (hormonal or mechanical)
Exclusion criteria
- Patient already involved in another experimental study
- Pregnant (urine pregnancy test) or breast-feeding women
- Patient in a particular situation deemed incompatible with the study by the investigator
- Patients from outside the Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments
- Patient having received antibiotic treatment during the 3 months preceding the first stool collection
- Presence of a contraindication to adapted physical activity
- Presence of a contraindication to neurostimulation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
France · 1 center
- CHU de Nice — Nice
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06597617 · 24-PP-03