Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risk

The goal of Teen-LABS is to facilitate coordinated clinical, epidemiological and behavioral
research in the field of adolescent bariatric surgery, through the cooperative development of
common clinical protocols and a bariatric surgery database that will collect information from
participating clinical centers performing bariatric surgery on teenagers.

Teen-LABS will help pool the necessary clinical expertise and administrative resources to
facilitate the conduct of multiple clinical studies in a timely, efficient manner. Also, the
use of standardized definitions, shared clinical protocols and data collection instruments
will enhance investigators' ability to provide meaningful evidence-based recommendations for
patient evaluation, selection and follow-up care.

In addition to investigating surgical outcomes, another broader goal of Teen-LABS is to
better understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and behavioral aspects of severe obesity in
youth and how this condition affects human beings over time.

In the 3rd five year cycle of funding for this project, several additional long-term research
aims have been added, all in general alignment with the original aims of the project to
assess efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery performed in adolescent years.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adolescents up to age 19

- Approved for bariatric surgery

- Agreement to participate in Teen-LABS Study/ understand and sign Informed
Consent/Assent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age 29 or greater

- Unable to sign Informed Consent/Assent