Gastric Plication and Banding

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Morbid Obesity

In brief

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of a hybrid laparoscopic surgical procedure for treatment of morbid obesity, Gastric Plication (G)) and Gastric Banding.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02072395

Run by

Ohio State University

People needed

17

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-70
• BMI > or = to 30 and co-morbid conditions or BMI > or = to 40
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Willingness to commit to long-term follow-up

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Presence of metabolic or medically correctable cause(s) for obesity, such as untreated hypothyroidism or Prader-Willi
• Contraindications to surgery such as myocardial infarction within last 6 months, end stage renal or liver disease, current infection, or other disease states contraindicative to surgery, in the principal investigator's opinion
• Pregnancy
• Plan to become pregnant within two years post-surgery
• Current addiction to drugs or alcohol
• Previous history of any type of bariatric surgery (de novo group only)
• Hiatal hernia > 3 cm

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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