Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Treatment of Obesity
thelancet.comEndoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a safe intervention that resulted in significant weight loss, maintained at 104 weeks, with important improvements in metabolic comorbidities.
ESG should be considered as a synergistic weight loss intervention for patients with class 1 or class 2 obesity.
We conducted a randomised clinical trial at nine US centres, enrolling individuals aged 21–65 years with class 1 or class 2 obesity and who agreed to comply with lifelong dietary restrictions.
Between Dec 20, 2017, and June 14, 2019, 209 participants were randomly assigned to ESG (n=85) or to control (n=124).