NCT00661245

Brief Summary

The TOGA® trial is a prospective, multi-center, randomized sham-controlled trial designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of the TOGA System for the treatment of morbid obesity. The study will also determine the effect of the treatment on co-morbidities and quality of life. Subjects will be blinded to treatment or sham. Sham arm may crossover to TOGA treatment at 12 months.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
275

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 obesity

Geographic Reach
2 countries

11 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 15, 2008

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 18, 2008

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2008

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

May 5, 2009

Status Verified

May 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

April 15, 2008

Last Update Submit

May 4, 2009

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Effectiveness: The proportion of subjects with ≥ 25% EWL (excess weight loss); Safety: Pre-defined objective performance criteria (OPC)

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Improvement in Co-morbidities; Improvements in other Obesity Measures and in Quality of Life Measures

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

TOGA

EXPERIMENTAL

The TOGA procedure is an incision-free treatment using a set of flexible staplers introduced into the mouth and esophagus to create a sleeve in the stomach (transoral formation of a gastric sleeve). The TOGA sleeve limits the amount of food that can be eaten and gives the patient a feeling of fullness after a small meal.

Device: TOGA

Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

A gastric sleeve is not formed.

Device: Control

Interventions

TOGADEVICE

Transoral Gastroplasty (TOGA®) System for gastric stapling.

TOGA
ControlDEVICE

The control device (bougie dilator) is a FDA-cleared (Class II) device.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Age 18-60
  • BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 and \< 55 kg/m2, or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 with one or more significant co morbidities
  • History of obesity for at least 2.5 years.
  • History of stable weight (defined as a \< 10% change in excess weight) for one year prior to the screening visit.
  • History of failure with non-surgical weight loss methods.
  • Suitable candidate for bariatric surgery based on the results of their psychological and physical evaluations.
  • Understands risks of procedure, agrees to follow protocol requirements, including signing informed consent, returning for follow-up visits, completing all required testing, completing diet and behavior modification counseling, committing to prolonged lifestyle changes, and agrees to comply with the substantial dietary restrictions required by the procedure.
  • Subject lives, and intends to remain, within a 100 mile radius of the study center for 5 years.

You may not qualify if:

  • Hormonal or genetic cause for the obese state.
  • History of cancer other than localized basal cell carcinoma.
  • History of inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, severe intractable esophagitis, gastric ulceration, or esophageal or duodenal ulceration.
  • Active peptic ulcer disease.
  • Significant known esophageal disease, including Zenker's diverticulum, grade 3-4 reflux esophagitis, stricture, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal cancer, esophageal diverticulum, dysphagia, achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, and symptoms of dysmotility.
  • Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within past year.
  • Angina pectoris.
  • Inability to extend neck or fully open mouth.
  • Clinically severe cervical spinal disease, including cervical disc disease, vertebral osteophytes.
  • Critically loose teeth.
  • Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) or patients at risk for developing TMJ.
  • Severe coagulopathy (prothrombin time \> 3 seconds over control or platelet count \< 100,000)
  • Gastroparesis
  • Upper GI bleeding conditions such as esophageal or gastric varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, congenital or acquired intestinal telangiectasis.
  • Congenital or acquired anomalies of the GI tract such as atresias or stenoses.
  • +23 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (11)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

Location

UMass Memorial Medical Center (University of Massachusetts)

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location

University of Minnesota Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

University of Missouri Health Care

Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States

Location

Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center

Chardon, Ohio, 44024, United States

Location

University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77056, United States

Location

Hospital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2008

First Posted

April 18, 2008

Study Start

July 1, 2008

Primary Completion

October 1, 2010

Last Updated

May 5, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-05

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