Outcome of Combined Botulinum Toxin A Injection and Gastric Balloon Implantation in Obesity Treatment

Sebahattin Celik MD

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Procedure: gastric balloon implantation; Procedure: botulinum toxin A injection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05872932

2023-15/03/1374

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity, which is defined as the accumulation of fat in the body to a degree that impairs health, is defined as a serious public health problem and it is estimated that 13% (approximately 650 million) of the entire world population is obese.

There are different methods in the fight against obesity, one of these methods is bariatric interventions. Although bariatric surgery is the most effective of these procedures, the tendency to endoscopic methods is increasing due to the surgical risk. Gastric balloon is the most common endoscopic method. In addition, gastric botox is among the methods used.

Health consequences of endoscopic interventions have been widely investigating and while gastric balloon recommended as safe and effective method, the situation for gastric botox is controversial.

Although it seems as gastric balloon is an office procedure and safely performed, especially the first week is difficult process for patients. It can also end with abdominal pain, nausea, retching, and eventually a process leading to premature removal of the balloon. In Italian study, Genco et al. reported that out of 2515 patients 11 patients (0.44%) balloon removed due to psychological intolerance. While the reported rate of early gastric balloon removal generally ranges from 0.44% to 16%, De Castro ML. et al. reported the early removal rate as 20%. While the complications related to the gastric balloon are as stated, problems such as nausea, vomiting and cramps after the gastric botox procedure are either not reported or not seen at all.

Therefore, we hypothesize that sequential endoscopic procedures (first botox application followed by gastric balloon placement) will reduce these early complications (abdominal pain, nausea, retching) and early removal of the gastric balloon.

The only study we have reached regarding combined therapy was done in Turkey. Kanlıöz M et al. reported that combining botox and balloon was found to be more effective in losing weight, but it was stated that it had more side effects. In this study, we think that the side effects may already be related to the balloon. As James A et al. stated in their experimental work, the effectiveness of botox is time dependent. It has been stated that the efficacy is optimal after 6 hours in injections to the pyloric region.The fact that the balloon was inserted in the same session, without waiting for enough time after the botox procedure to be effective, may have reduced the possible protective effect of the botox.

Enrollment: 131 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. patients with body mass index over 30
2. patients who have been on a diet and have done sports at least for 6 month and yet could not lose weight.
3. 18-65 years old patients

Exclusion criteria

1. patients diagnosed with peptic ulcer
2. untraceable patients after injection of botulinum toxin A
3. patients with no history of bariatric surgery or interventions
4. patients who do not retrieve balloon after 6 month or require repetitive implantations.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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131 participants in 2 patient groups

Only gastric balloon

Experimental group

Description:

After analgesia endoscopy will be performed. After diagnostic endoscopy if there is no any gastric pathology that would be contraindication for balloon placement a gastric balloon will be placed. For first day standard medication will be provided. Starting from first hour until 1 week, patient nausea -vomiting and retching scores, re-admission to hospital, quality of life scores will be documented. After analgesia endoscopy will be performed. After diagnostic endoscopy if there is not any gastric pathology that would be contraindication for balloon placement a gastric balloon will be placed. For first day standard medication will be provided. Starting from first hour until 1 week, patient nausea -vomiting and retching scores, re-admission to hospital, quality of life scores will be documented.

Treatment:

Procedure: gastric balloon implantation

sequential botulinum toxin A injection and then gastric balloon

Experimental group

Description:

After analgesia endoscopy will be performed. After diagnostic endoscopy if there is not any gastric pathology that would be contraindication for Botox injection and balloon placement, 200 U of botulinum toxin A will be injected to the antrum and the fundus. After 24 hour or 1 week the second procedure (placement of gastric balloon) will be performed. And Starting from first hour until 1 week, patient's nausea-vomiting and retching scores, re-admission to hospital, quality of life scores will be documented.

Treatment:

Procedure: botulinum toxin A injection

Procedure: gastric balloon implantation