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Clinical trialNCT04453020WithdrawnInterventional

Deep Brain Stimulation Effects in Patients With Chronic Refractory Obesity

Sponsordonald whitingEnrollment0Obesity
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Summary

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This is a pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) as a treatment for chronic refractory obesity. This study will include 6 individuals with chronic refractory obesity, that have failed other treatments including gastric bypass surgery.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study — it may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
7 Feb 2022
Primary completion
1 Nov 2024
Completion
1 Nov 2024
Last update posted
27 Jan 2025
Registered enrollment
0
Registry id
NCT04453020
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.