Study of Weight Loss Effect of the Sequential Balloons

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02136173

Enrollment

300

Registered

2014-05-12

Start date

2012-12-31

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2015-04-08

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Conditions

Balloon, Weight Loss

Brief summary

The effect of the balloon on weight loss is investigated by multiple studies. However, the effect of the sequential balloons is not studied yet.

Detailed description

We are aiming to study the effect of the sequential balloons in the patients who had weight loss with the first balloon and they need subsequent balloons to have more weight loss after their first balloons are removed after 6 months.

Interventions

DEVICEHeliosphere bag (air filled balloon)

sequential balloons . Heliosphere bag (air filled balloon)

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* BMI \> 45 and weight \>120 Kg * Patients refused to have bariatric surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* Esophageal or gastric or duodenal lesions. * Bleeding disorders. * uncooperative patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
weight loss	12 months	study the weight loss in form of KG and BMI before balloon, 6 months after and 12 months after

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary Contactmohamed e abd ellatif, PhD

0543973660

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026