Overview

PET Imaging and Bariatric Surgery

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to look at certain areas of the brain that are related to addictive behaviors, such as overeating. These areas are called 'dopamine type 2 receptors' (DRD2/3) and other studies have shown that obese people have less of these. We propose that low DRD2/3 availability seen in morbidly obese subjects will change with weight loss associated with bariatric surgery.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Treatments:
Fallypride