Deep Brain Stimulation Effects in Patients With Chronic Refractory Obesity
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Official title
Pilot Study to Evaluate Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area (LHA) on Energy Balance and Feeding Behavior in Patients With Chronic Refractory Obesity
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04453020
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- donald whiting
- Other
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- DBS of the LHA Device
Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 22 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 6, 2022
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2024
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2024
- Last update posted
- Jan 26, 2025
2022 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15229 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Jan 26, 2025 · Synced Jul 21, 2026
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