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Metabolic and bariatric surgery versus intensive non-surgical treatment for adolescents with severe obesity (AMOS2)
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Chapter 1 of 1 · Evidence & Research
AMOS2 trial overview
AMOS2 Trial: Bariatric Surgery vs. Non-Surgical Treatment in Adolescents
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What the experts said
The AMOS2 study is a multi-center randomized control trial done in Sweden evaluating changes in body mass index after metabolic and bariatric surgery or after intensive non-surgical treatment in adolescents with severe obesity.
The study included 50 patients: 25 underwent surgery and 25 underwent intensive non-surgical treatment.
After two years, the surgical group decreased their body mass index 12.5 kg per square meter.
After two years, the intensive non-surgical treatment group decreased body mass index by 0.2 kg per square meter.
Four surgical patients had mild complications including one cholecystectomy.
The surgical group had a reduction in bone mineral density, while the non-surgery group did not.
Metabolic bariatric surgery appears to be an effective well tolerated treatment for adolescents with severe obesity.