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Endoscopic Suturing for Primary Obesity Treatment

Obesity · Body Weight · Overweight

Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Adverse Events — 5; 2; 0; 13 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Endoscopic gastric restrictive procedure (Device)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary completion
May 2015

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
5; 2; 0; 13
PRIMARY
Evaluation of Technical Feasibility of the Procedure
10.4; 54.4; 4
SECONDARY
Percent Excess Weight Loss
70.8
SECONDARY
Durability
SECONDARY
Percentage of Total Body Weight Loss
18.1
SECONDARY
BMI Loss (kg/m^2)
6.1
SECONDARY
Waist Circumference Loss (cm)
16

Summary

Gastric restriction is an important principle of both roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. The FDA cleared OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX) offers the physician the ability to restrict gastric size by approximating tissue endoluminally via an incisionless/per-oral approach. The use of this system has the potential to reduce the complications associated with current surgical approaches while effecting the desired gastric restriction. The primary objective is to collect data on the use of the OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. Austin, Texas) for gastric tissue approximation during primary gastric restrictive procedures.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject has met diabetic lab testing and all pre-procedural qualifications
  • Subject is ≥ 18 yrs. of age and ≤ 60 yrs. of age
  • Subject has a BMI of > 30 and 2 yrs
  • Subject has had no significant weight change ( 2cm
  • Subject has chronic/acute upper GI bleeding conditions
  • Subject has severe coagulopathy (prothrombin time > 3 seconds over control or platelet count < 100,000) or is presently taking heparin, coumadin, warfarin, or other anticoagulants or other medications which impede coagulation or platelet aggregation
  • Female subject is of childbearing age and not practicing effective birth control, is pregnant or is lactating
  • Subject has symptomatic congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia or unstable coronary artery disease.
  • Subject has cancer or life expectancy of < 2 yrs
  • Subject has systemic infection in the body at the time of the plication procedure.
  • Subject currently uses or has used over the counter or prescription weight loss medications in last 30 days or intends to use during follow-up Study period.
  • Subjects who have started medications within the last 3 months that are known to cause weight gain
  • Subjects undergoing chronic steroid therapy
  • Subjects undergoing immunosuppressive therapy
  • Subject has a history of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Subject has a history of uncontrolled or poorly controlled psychiatric disease or suspected eating disorders
  • Subject is non-ambulatory or has significant impairment of mobility
  • Subject has known hormonal or genetic cause for obesity
  • Subject is not in sufficient and stable medical health, as determined and evaluated by the Principal Investigator.
  • Subject has participated in a clinical study with an investigational new drug, biological, or therapeutic device within ≤ 28 days prior to enrollment in this study, and does not agree to abstain from participation in other clinical trials of any kind during this study
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01662024). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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