Transoral Gastric Volume Reduction as an Intervention for Weight Management

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, technical feasibility, and initial effectiveness (i.e., weight loss primarily measured as percent excess weight loss) of TGVR performed using the Bard RESTORe Suturing System

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00679848

Run by

C. R. Bard

People needed

18

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male, Female; ages >18yrs - £ 60 yrs
• BMI 30-45 kg/m2
• History of obesity for 5 yrs; attempts at weight control ineffective
• Weight stable
• Willing to comply with study requirements
• Agrees to not have any additional weight loss surgery, reconstructive surgery or liposuction for one year following procedure
• Sign informed consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Women of childbearing age not practicing effective birth control method or pregnant or lactating
• Mallampati score = 4
• Uncontrolled hypothyroidism
• Previous interventional/surgical treatment of obesity; any prior gastric surgery
• History of diabetes for > 10 yrs or difficult to control diabetes
• Presence of hiatal hernia
• Congenital or acquired anomalies of the GI tract
• Severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or cardiopulmonary disease
• Chronic or acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding conditions
• Helicobacter pylori positive
• Immunocompromised
• Subjects with eating disorders
• Acute or chronic infection
• Significant movement limitations
• Not a candidate for conscious or general anesthesia
• Active substance abuse
• Life expectancy < 2 years
• Enrolled in another investigational drug or device trial that has not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with this study

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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