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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity in Adolescents

NCT00592202 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2014-04-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the LAP-BAND system is safe and effective in morbidly obese adolescents.

Conditions

  • Morbid Obesity

Interventions

DEVICE

Placement of an adjustable gastric band

Laparoscopic placement of an adjustable gastric band around the upper portion of the stomach and subsequent adjustments of the band via a subcutaneous port as needed to maintain appropriate restriction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Kanard, M.D. · Division of Pediatric Surgery, UIC

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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