Bariatric Endoscopic Antral Myotomy (BEAM) for Weight Loss - a Pilot Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Bariatric endoscopic antral myotomy (BEAM) is a novel endoscopic technique which is performed using a gastroscope under general anesthesia. It involves cutting the muscle fibers at the gastric antrum, thereby weakening the antral pump, delaying gastric emptying and inducing satiety. Early reports had shown that this technique can produce significant weight loss. Furthermore, this technique has the potential benefits of lower risks, improved durability and allows subsequent mucosal assessment of stomach, which is important in Asia countries with higher prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia or gastric cancers. Given that this novel endoscopic technique has not been widely adopted for treatment of obesity, this pilot study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of BEAM in obese patients who are eligible for endoscopic bariatric therapies.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• BMI equal or more than 30kg/m2 (27.5kg/m2 for Chinese or South Asian) to 40kg/m2, or BMI equal or more than 40kg/m2 and patient is either high risk for surgery or unwilling to undergo surgery, AND

• failed standard obesity therapy of diet, exercise, behavior modification, and pharmacologic agents either alone or in combination

Locations
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITING
Shatin
Contact Information
Primary
Stephen Ng, FRCSEd(Gen)
stephenng@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
+85235052956
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 10
Treatments
Experimental: Bariatric endoscopic antral myotomy
Bariatric endoscopic antral myotomy (BEAM) is a novel endoscopic technique which is performed using a gastroscope under general anesthesia. It involves cutting the muscle fibers at the gastric antrum, thereby weakening the antral pump, delaying gastric emptying and inducing satiety.
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Sponsors
Leads: Chinese University of Hong Kong

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