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Trial record: bariatric surgery versus medicine treatment
Registry status checked on 3 October 2026: active not recruiting.
ClinicalTrials.gov lists NCT06803888, concerning bariatric surgery versus medicine treatment, as active not recruiting. The record was first posted on 2025-01-31 and last updated on 2026-09-03; SHIFT checked it on 3 October 2026. This means the study remains active but is not currently enrolling new participants.
The protocol compares a combined bariatric-surgery group with medicine treatment. It is not designed to establish which of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy is better, or to compare the two medicines directly.
No results tables were posted in this registry record when checked. That does not establish that no results have been published elsewhere. A registry entry is not a UK marketing authorisation or confirmation of NHS access.
SHIFT’s take
Keep the trial status, published results and UK treatment access separate. Do not change treatment on the basis of a registration.