Lap-Band Surgery on Adolescents for Safety and Efficacy
ALAGB
A Prospective, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lap-Band® Adjustable Gastric Band (LAGB®) Operations in the Treatment of Morbidly Obese Adolescents (Ages 14-17)
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the use of the LAP-BAND surgery in the morbidly obese adolescent population.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable obesity
Started Jun 2005
Longer than P75 for not_applicable obesity
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 21, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 7, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 8, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 8, 2020
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 22, 2022
CompletedMarch 22, 2022
March 1, 2022
15.1 years
December 21, 2007
January 4, 2022
March 21, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
Year 1
Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
Year 2
Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
Year 3
Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
Year 4
Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
Year 5
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Year 1
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Year 2
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Year 3
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Year 4
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Year 5
Study Arms (1)
Lap-Band
EXPERIMENTALLap-band surgery in treatment of morbidly obese adolescents
Interventions
Obesity and adolescents
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Be at least 14 and less than 18 years of age at the time of enrollment into the study.
- Have a BMI of at least 40
- Have a history of obesity for at least 5 years, including failed attempts at diet and medical management of obesity.
- Confirmation by a psychologist or psychiatrist experienced with adolescents that the subject is sufficiently mature emotionally to comply with the study protocol.
- Express willingness to follow protocol requirements.
- Assure investigators that subject, if female of childbearing potential, is using an appropriate form of contraception.
You may not qualify if:
- Intention or need to have another surgical procedure for weight reduction within 12 months of Lap Band placement.
- History of congenital or acquired anomalies of the G.I. tract, such as; congenital or acquired intestinal telangiectasia, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis; severe cardiopulmonary disease or severe coagulopathy; hepatic insufficiency or cirrhosis.
- Presence of dysphagia or documented esophageal dysmotility.
- Patients with autoimmune connective tissue disorders
- Patients with acute abdominal infections
- Pregnancy or intention of becoming pregnant in the next 12 months.
- Presence of psychiatric problems or immaturity which would compromise cooperation with the study protocol.
- History of previous bariatric surgery, intestinal obstruction or adhesive peritonitis.
- Presence of localized or systemic infection at the time of surgery.
- Chronic use of aspirin and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and unwillingness to discontinue the use of these concomitant medications.
- History of gastric or esophageal surgery.
- Use of weigh loss medications simultaneously
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- NYU Langone Healthlead
- Hope Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Christine Ren Fielding, MD
- Organization
- NYU Langone Health
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christine Ren-Fielding, M.D.
NYUSOM
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 21, 2007
First Posted
January 7, 2008
Study Start
June 1, 2005
Primary Completion
July 8, 2020
Study Completion
July 8, 2020
Last Updated
March 22, 2022
Results First Posted
March 22, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-03