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Endo-Band: Endoscopic Band Ligation for Weight Loss

Endoscopic Band Ligation for Weight Loss

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to use endoscopic band ligation for weight loss. All ligatures will be performed in the gastric body starting at the distal body; 5 parallel rows, with the last one in the proximal body.The entire procedure can be completed in 30 min. Oxygen is used for endoscopic air insufflation.Endoscopy is performed using propofol for sedation.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5 (estimated)
First submitted
28 May 2020
Start date
1 Feb 2020
Primary completion date
1 Jan 2029
Lead sponsor
El Katib Hospital
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT04431232

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 5
  • From 1 Feb 2020 to the primary completion date, 1 Jan 2029
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Any gastric bleeding lesions

Other

  • Any contraindication for endoscopy
  • Uncontrolled use of anticoagulants or NSAID's

Who the study is looking for

  • BMI \> 27

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
El Katib Hospital (Celopatra Group)
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GizaEgyptRecruiting

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