NCT01039077

Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Versus Conventional Five Port Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Gastric banding has been shown to significantly reduce weight and has been approved as a treatment of morbid obesity. The standard laparoscopic operation requires five small incisions for the introduction of instruments and the band into the patient's abdomen. We have developed a technique for performing this operation through a single incision at the belly button. This study compares this method to the conventional 5-incision approach.

Conditions

• Morbid Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic gastric banding	Laparoscopic gastric banding for the treatment of morbid obesity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-10-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2009-12-24
• Last updated: 2015-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States