Alcohol after bariatric surgery: how anesthesia-free drinking changes after weight loss surgery
Official title: Pharmacokinetics and Responses to Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery
Funded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · NIH-11396970 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Aims to understand how bariatric surgery changes how people absorb and feel alcohol so clinicians can guide safer drinking after surgery.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Champaign, United States) |
| Project start | April 10, 2016 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $358,291 |
| NIH project number | 5R01AA024103-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11396970 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and are at risk for or have a history of alcohol use issues.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who have not had bariatric surgery or who do not drink alcohol are unlikely to benefit from these findings.
What this research studies
This study looks at how common weight-loss surgeries like sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass affect the way alcohol moves through the body and how people feel after drinking. It builds on previous work showing altered alcohol metabolism after these surgeries and seeks to clarify the role of food in this process. By tracking pharmacokinetics and subjective responses in patients, researchers hope to map safer drinking guidance for individuals who have had bariatric procedures.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help doctors tailor safer drinking recommendations and monitoring for bariatric patients.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies showed increased peak blood alcohol levels after these surgeries, supporting the relevance of this line of work.
Where this research is happening
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Pepino de Gruev, Marta Yanina — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Study coordinator: Pepino de Gruev, Marta Yanina
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.