Vagal Blocking for Obesity Control
VBLOC™ Clinical Trial: Vagal Block for Obesity Control
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The development of innovative, safe and effective therapeutic options for the treatment of obese patients is both desirable and necessary. Gastric bypass operations are usually effective both short- and long-term but are also not available to or desired by many obese people for a variety of reasons. Gastric banding procedures are also available but have been reported to be less effective than gastric bypass operations. Diets, exercise programs and pharmaceutical agents offer short-term effectiveness for some obese patients but are all too often ineffective in the long term. The ever increasing impact of obesity on morbidity, mortality and accelerating healthcare resource utilization in most developed countries is well documented.
Activation and up-regulation of the efferent and afferent fibers of the intra-abdominal vagal nerve trunks is a pivotal physiological mechanism for food ingestion, mechanical processing, enzymatic digestion and calorie absorption. EnteroMedics' Maestro™ System is designed to take therapeutic benefit from these physiological principles by reversibly and controllably down-regulating/blocking both the anterior and posterior intra-abdominal vagal trunks in order to: (1) reduce food intake by reducing gastric volume; (2) initiate early and prolonged satiation by delaying gastric emptying; and, (3) decrease calorie absorption by down-regulating pancreatic exocrine secretion and digestion. This multi-modal mechanism is implemented in order achieve predictable and controllable loss of body weight.
This is a prospective, open-label, multi-center, clinical trial with the subjects' baseline parameters as the control. Subjects implanted laparoscopically with the Maestro System were followed from 6-months to two years.
- Implantable components: two flexible leads (including one electrode each for the anterior and posterior intra-abdominal vagal nerve trunks) that are connected to an implantable neuroregulator placed subcutaneously on the abdominal wall below the costal margin (a minimum of two or three finger widths below), or a location determined by the surgeon and consistent with device operation.
External components:
- For the Maestro System using a neuroregulator with an internal rechargeable battery: one mobile charger for the implanted neuroregulator, which is connected via a small, flexible cable to a cutaneous transmit coil that is positioned over the implanted neuroregulator when charging the device or determining the status of the device; a software program on a laptop computer that transmits information to the neuroregulator and uploads data from the neuroregulator, which is available to the clinician, allowing both change in treatment regimens and assessment of treatment compliance.
- For the Maestro System using a neuroregulator with no battery: one programmable, battery-powered ambulatory controller connected via a small, flexible cable to a cutaneous transmit coil that is positioned over the implanted neuroregulator to provide power for the device; a software program on a laptop computer that transmits information to and uploads data from the controller which is available to the clinician, allowing both change in treatment regimens and assessment of treatment compliance.
The objectives of this trial are as follows:
- Determination of efficacy by quantification of excess body weight loss (EWL) at 4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months.
- Evaluation of safety through 4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months.
- Selection of effective daily treatment regimen(s).
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Sydney, Australia, 2153
- Institute of Weight Control
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South Australia
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Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, 5042
- Flinders Medical Centre
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Mexico City, Mexico, 14000
- Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubiran (INNSZ)
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Trondheim, Norway, 7489
- National Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, St. Olavs University Hospital
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Basel, Switzerland, 4031
- University Hospital Basel, Department of Internal Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Body mass index (BMI) 35-50 +/- 10% inclusive
- Failure to respond to diet/exercise program
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of gastric resection or major upper-abdominal surgery (e.g. cholycystectomy, hysterectomy acceptable)
- Current type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) or poorly controlled type 2 DM
- Reductions of more than 10% of body weight in the previous 12 months
- Current medical condition that would make subject unfit for surgery under general anesthesia or that would be exacerbated by intentional weight loss
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: A
All study subjects will be implanted with the Maestro System, and all will receive VBLOC therapy.
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Intermittent, programmable, intra-abdominal vagal blocking
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Excess weight loss (EWL)
Time Frame: 4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months
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4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months
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Serious Adverse Events (SAE) and Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects (UADE)
Time Frame: 4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months
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4 and 12 weeks, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- VBLOC
- D00292-000
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