THE ENLIGHTEN STUDY

January 31, 2024 updated by: Allurion Technologies

A Randomized, Multi-Center, Phased, Pivotal Safety and Efficacy Study Comparing the Elipse™ Gastric Balloon System vs. Sham for the Treatment of Obese Adults

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the Elipse Gastric Balloon System for the treatment of obese adults.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, two-phase study to be conducted in a planned 400 obese individuals drawn from up to 15 sites. The treatment duration of the study is 48 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

400

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Arizona
      • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258
        • Honor Health
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • University of Colorado, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
    • Illinois
      • Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States, 60440
        • Bariatric Institute of Greater Chicago
    • Louisiana
      • Metairie, Louisiana, United States, 70001
        • Surgical Specialists of Louisiana
    • Massachusetts
      • Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States, 01002
        • Holyoke Medical Center
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC)
    • Tennessee
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37421
        • CHI Metabolic and Bariatric Care
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
        • MidSouth Bariatrics
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37204
        • Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss
    • Texas
      • Bellaire, Texas, United States, 77401
        • UT Physicians Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (UTMIST)
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22291
        • Charlottesville Medical Research Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 61 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 22 years and ≤ 65 years of age
  2. BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and ≤ 40 kg/m2
  3. Have signed study specific Informed Consent Form
  4. Willing to comply with study requirements, including follow-up visits
  5. Documented negative pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential.
  6. Women of childbearing potential not intending to become pregnant for the duration of study participation. (Note: Women of childbearing potential must not be nursing at the time of treatment).
  7. Fully ambulatory without any severe chronic orthopedic disease that requires reliance on crutches, walkers or a wheelchair that could preclude exercise during the study.
  8. Confirmed unsuccessful attempts at more conservative weight reduction alternatives, such as supervised diet, exercise and behavior modification programs attempted within the 24 months preceding enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Symptomatic congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia or unstable coronary artery disease
  2. Pre-existing respiratory disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia or cancer
  3. Previous bariatric or gastric surgery or likely to undergo during study
  4. Use of an intragastric device prior to this study
  5. Chronic pancreatitis or acute pancreatitis within 12 months of enrollment
  6. History of or current small bowel obstructions
  7. History of abdominal and/or pelvic surgery EXCLUDING only ONE of the following surgeries that was performed at least 12 months prior to study enrollment: cesarean section, diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy. (For example: if a patient has had 2 cesarean sections, or one cesarean section and a laparoscopic appendectomy, she would be excluded. If a patient had one cesarean section, she may be included)
  8. Diagnosis of autoimmune connective tissue disorder (e.g. lupus, erythematous, scleroderma) or immunocompromised
  9. History of genetic or endocrine causes of obesity not adequately controlled by medication
  10. History of/or signs and/or symptoms of/or radiographic evidence of esophageal, gastric, or duodenal disease including but not limited to hiatal hernias greater than or equal to 2 centimeter (cm), paraesophageal hernias, inflammatory diseases, cancer, varices, diverticula, gastroparesis, ulcers, stricture/stenosis, achalasia and esophagitis
  11. Insulin-dependent diabetes (either Type 1 or Type 2)
  12. Significant acute and/or chronic infections of any kind
  13. Severe coagulopathy, hepatic insufficiency or cirrhosis
  14. Unable or unwilling to discontinue use of aspirin and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) at least 14 days prior to Elipse Deployment and continuing for 14 days after Elipse excretion
  15. Currently taking the following medications (within 30 days prior to enrollment) and/or there is a need or anticipated need for these medications during the study:

    Excluded Medications:

    Systemic corticosteroids Anticoagulant therapy (e.g. warafin, dabigatran) or anti-platelet therapy) Immunosuppressive therapy (e.g. azathioprine, cyclosporine) Prescription or over the counter weight loss medication(s) Medications known to cause significant weight gain or weight loss Narcotics, opiates or benzodiazepines Insulin for treatment of diabetes Anti-seizure therapy (e.g. clonazepam, phenytoin) Anti-arrhythmics (e.g. amidarone)

  16. History of pulmonary embolism
  17. Has cardiac pacemaker or other electric implantable device
  18. Anemia defined as either:

    1. Hgb < 11 for females, <12 for males
    2. Abnormal red cell indices and iron deficiency
  19. Smoking cessation within 3 months of enrollment or plans to quit smoking during the study
  20. Documented total body weight loss of ≥ 5% anytime 6 months preceding enrollment
  21. Residing in a location without ready access to study site medical resources
  22. Inability to walk 200 yards without assistance
  23. Eating disorders including night eating syndrome (NES), bulimia, or binge eating disorder
  24. Unwilling to refrain from any reconstructive and/or cosmetic surgery that may affect body weight during the study such as mammoplasty and lipoplasty
  25. Current or history of illicit drug use or excessive alcohol use
  26. Enrolled in another investigational study that has not completed the required primary endpoint follow-up period (Note: Subjects involved in a long-term surveillance phase of another study are eligible for enrollment in this study).
  27. Any conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, may render the subject unable to complete the study with a likely fatal outcome, or lead to difficulties for subject compliance with study requirements, or could confound study data.
  28. Patient is not of sufficient medical health as determined by the Investigator to participate in the study.
  29. Employees/family members of Allurion Technologies or any of its affiliates or contractors
  30. Immediate employees/family members of the Investigator, sub-Investigators, or their medical office or practice, or surgical, bariatric or hospital organizations at which study procedures may be performed
  31. An immediate family member (by marriage or blood relationship) of another subject already enrolled in the study
  32. Positive breath test for H. Pylori
  33. History of or current inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment
Patients randomized to treatment will receive the Elipse device.
Intervention Device
Other Names:
  • Elipse Gastric Balloon System (active)
Sham Comparator: Control
Patients randomized to the control arm will receive the sham device.
Control Device
Other Names:
  • Elipse Gastric Balloon System (control)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Co-Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Total Body Weight Loss (TBWL) Comparison Between Treatment and Control Group at 16 weeks
Time Frame: 16 weeks
An inferential test of whether the Treatment Group Responder Rate (RR) dichotomized at 5% TBWL at 16 weeks is significantly greater than 35%.
16 weeks
Co-Primary Effectiveness Endpoint 2: Percent of Total Body Weight Loss (TBWL) Comparison Between Treatment and Control group
Time Frame: 16 weeks
An inferential test of whether the Treatment Group mean %TBWL is significantly greater than Control Group mean % TBWL at 16 weeks
16 weeks
Primary Safety Endpoint: Incidence of overall procedure or device related Serious Adverse Events
Time Frame: 24 weeks
The primary safety endpoint of this clinical investigation is the overall incidence of procedure- or device-related Serious Adverse Events through 24 weeks.
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 25, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TRL-1000-0002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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