Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Bariatric Endoscopic Antral Myotomy (BEAM) as a Treatment for Obesity
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Obesity
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Evaluation of Bariatric Endoscopic Antral Myotomy (BEAM) as a Treatment for Obesity
Brief Summary:
In the proposed study, we will be evaluating the effects of pylorus sparing antral myotomy alone, without concomitant endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), on weight loss for subjects undergoing the procedure with a history of obesity.This is referred to as Bariatric Endoscopic Antral Myotomy (BEAM).To better understand treatment effects, we will track weight loss, gastric emptying with gastric emptying breath tests (GEBT), and gut hormones (i.e.ghrelin).This pilot, single-center, randomized, controlled, clinical…
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