Clinical trials: Morbid Obesity
Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Abiliti™ Treatment in Obese Subjects
The main objective of this post-market surveillance study is to compare the subject's weight loss and quality of life, and device safety performance of the abiliti System and the adjustable gastric banding therapies in obese to…
- Trial name
- NCT01448785
- Testing
- abiliti system implant, Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Allergan Lap Band)
- Where
- 15 sites in France, Germany and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- IntraPace, Inc
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Esophageal Dysmotility and Dilatation After Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
The purpose of this study is to determine whether esophageal dysmotility and dilatation is an important complication in the long term follow-up following laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT01234428
- Testing
- Laparoscopic surgery, gastric banding
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Spital STS AG
Severe to Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Study of Weight Loss Using Gastric Stimulation in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of an implanted device that stimulates the stomach on weight loss in patients suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- ASSIST (NCT00200018)
- Testing
- Enterra Therapy System (H9900014)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Morbid Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Study Evaluating Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects Undergoing Gastric Bypass Bariatric Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is rapidly emerging as an epidemic of global proportions and its definition is still evolving. Patients with this syndrome are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, and at increased risk of mortality…
- Trial name
- NCT00283374
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer