Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandings: a prospective randomised study of 400 operations performed with two different devices

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN22839090

Enrollment

400

Registered

2007-07-06

Start date

2002-11-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Obesity with BMI over 35 Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

Lap-Band (Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding) versus Swedish gastric banding for obesity surgery.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients were considered eligible for bariatric surgery with: 1. A Body Mass Index (BMI: kg/m^2) greater than 40 2. BMI between 35 and 40 with associated comorbities 3. Patients with BMI greater than 60 that could not undergo derivative procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. BMI greater than 60 (fit for derivative procedures) 2. Previous surgery on the upper abdomen 3. Psychiatric illnesses that could endanger a close postoperative follow-up

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight loss and BMI reduction, assessed every six months from surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications prevalence and types.	—

Countries

Italy, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 6, 2026