The By-Band-Sleeve study is in follow up and is no longer recruiting new participants
About the By Band Sleeve Study:
What we know and what we don’t know about bariatric surgery
Obesity is an increasing health problem in the UK. Current national guidelines recommend that surgery is considered for people living with obesity. This surgery is known as bariatric surgery. Three of the most common types of bariatric surgery operations are:
- adjustable gastric band (‘Band’)
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (‘Bypass’)
- gastric sleeve (‘Sleeve’).
At the moment, health professionals do not know which of these three operations is the most effective for long-term weight loss and improvement of health problems and quality of life.
In January 2016 the By-Band-Sleeve study was selected by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) as part of their BIG Challenge campaign to highlight studies which are involved in obesity-related research, from the perspective of the patient and the researchers.
Can I take part?
The By-Band-Sleeve study that includes patients undergoing the three different types of surgery has now completed recruitment and therefore we are not accepting any new patients for this study. If you wish to undergo bariatric surgery you will have to proceed through the standard NHS patient pathway processes.
Study Team
Above is the By Band Sleeve study team. This photograph was taken at our annual Investigators’ Meeting in November 2019. To find out more about the study team follow these links: University of Bristol Team, Clinical Leads, University of Oxford & University of Birmingham.
Study Status
In late September 2019 the By Band Sleeve study completed recruitment. The study reached its target of 1341 patients consented and randomised. The study has since been in a follow up phase during which data on patients will continue to be collected through visits to their recruiting hospitals and via online or postal questionnaires. To find out more about follow up visit here
Covid Update – September 2020
The By Band Sleeve study was in the follow up phase during the UK lockdowns resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. This meant that the study operations at the coordinating centre never stopped, despite the study team moving to a working-from-home status. Contributing hospitals across the country continued their follow up appointments by telephone and video clinics and the coordination team kept in close contact with our study colleagues across the country throughout the pandemic.
In September 2020 bariatric surgery resumed across some hospital Trusts in the UK. We are in close communication with all of the research teams in these centres to ensure that any remaining surgeries are scheduled to take place as soon as possible. We are also working hard to ensure that face-to-face visits can start again either in hospital or at patients’ homes. We are keen to ensure that this is done in a fully approved and safest way for patients. Further information and updates will be available from your local research team.