Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Versus Conventional Five Port Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Morbid Obesity

In brief

Gastric banding has been shown to significantly reduce weight and has been approved as a treatment of morbid obesity. The standard laparoscopic operation requires five small incisions for the introduction of instruments and the band into the patient's abdomen. We have developed a technique for performing this operation through a single incision at the belly button. This study compares this method to the conventional 5-incision approach.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01039077

Run by

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

People needed

32

Starts

2009-12-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI > 40
• ASA Class I or II

You may not qualify if…

• Comorbid cardiac, pulmonary, renal, hepatic disease
• Bleeding disorder
• Previous gastric/esophageal surgery

Where it is running

• St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center — New York, New York, United States

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