Endoscopic Gastric Reduction for Weight Management
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The proposed study is a prospective, pilot study to assess the feasibility of a novel
endoscopic suturing system to reduce gastric volume by changing the shape of the stomach for
the primary treatment of obesity. The investigators aim to recruit ten subjects with a body
mass index between 30-40 for this study. Vertical sutures will be performed using the
endoscopic suturing system to deploy 10-17 interrupted full thickness sutures. Botulinum
toxin(approximately 30 units) will be injected around the sutures insertion sites in half of
the subjects randomly to slow down muscular grinding of the stomach to see if it improves
durability of the procedure.