A novel intragastric balloon for treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. A two-center pilot trial.

Christer Julseth TønnesenJøran HjelmesæthDag HofsøSerena TonstadJens Kristoffer HertelEli HeggenLine Kristin JohnsonTor Erik MathisenMette KalagerPaulina WieszczyAsle W MedhusMagnus LøbergLars AabakkenMichael Bretthauer

Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2021)

This first Scandinavian real-world clinical trial with a new minimally invasive intragastric balloon system demonstrated good feasibility, but did not confirm expected efficacy for weight loss and diabetes control.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
weight loss
glycemic control
minimally invasive
clinical trial
bariatric surgery
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
high fat diet induced
open label
phase ii
double blind
skeletal muscle
robot assisted
smoking cessation