Posts tagged clinical trials
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Boosts Success of Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery is considered the most effective treatment for severe obesity, but results are mixed and vary from patient to patient. While surgical intervention is generally successful, not every patient achieves or maintains significant and permanent loss of excess weight. Weight loss is difficult, but new research indicates that cognitive behavioral therapy can play [...]
Read the full article →Patients Lose Weight with New Incisionless POSE Procedure
You will soon be able to lose weight via a groundbreaking incisionless, pain-free weight loss procedure known as POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal). The POSE procedure reduces the size of your stomach without making a single incision into the body by utilizing special tools that access the stomach through the mouth and esophagus. Not only [...]
Read the full article →EndoBarrier Results in Rapid Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes
The EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner continues to demonstrate considerable promise as a non-surgical therapy for type 2 diabetes and obesity. In clinical trials conducted to date, the results are similar to those seen with the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, but without surgery. According to a GI Dynamics press release dated November 11, 2009, patients who were [...]
Read the full article →Promising Data in Non-Surgical Treatment for Obesity
New data shows promising results for the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner, an experimental weight loss device being evaluated for patient safety and effectiveness. The EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner, or GI Sleeve is an innovative and non-surgical approach to weight loss that is designed to eliminate or reduce the risks and side effects associated with pharmaceutical or surgical [...]
Read the full article →REALIZE Band Study Recruiting Volunteers
A clinical trial sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery is now recruiting participants for a 5 year post-approval study with the REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band. The Realize Band is a medical device used in the treatment of morbid obesity. It is one of only two gastric banding systems that have been approved for use in the United [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Balloon Jump Starts Weight Loss
Allergan Medical has announced that the ORBERA System for weight loss is now available in Canada and Australia. The ORBERA System is a non-surgical and non-pharmaceutical medical device that can help obese and overweight patients lose weight without the risk of surgery or drugs. The ORBERA System, also known as the BIB Intragastric Balloon System, [...]
Read the full article →Experimental Teflon Liner Achieves Dramatic Weight Loss
So far, the weight loss results seen in clinical studies for EndoBarrier have been exciting. We will soon get an update about how patients in this ongoing study are progressing. According to an announcement made today by the company developing the product, GI Dynamics, additional results will be presented on Saturday by the lead investigator [...]
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