Completed NA INTERVENTIONAL 2-arm NCT01958385

The USGI Medical ESSENTIAL Study for Weight Loss

A RANDOMIZED, SUBJECT AND EVALUATOR-BLINDED, PARALLEL-GROUP, MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL USING AN ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING DEVICE (G-CATH EZ™ SUTURE ANCHOR DELIVERY CATHETER) FOR PRIMARY WEIGHT LOSS

Sponsor: USGI Medical

Conditions Obesity

Interventions Diet and Exercise Sham procedure placement of g-Cath EZ suture anchors

Updated 9 times since 2017 Last updated: Mar 31, 2017 Started: Dec 1, 2013 Primary completion: May 1, 2015 Completion: Aug 1, 2016

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This NA trial investigates Obesity and is currently completed. USGI Medical leads this study, which shows 9 recorded versions since 2013 — indicating limited longitudinal coverage. The change history captured here reflects the iterative nature of clinical trial conduct.

Status Flow

Change History

9 versions recorded

Sep 2025 — Present [monthly]

Completed NA
Sep 2024 — Sep 2025 [monthly]

Completed NA
Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

Completed NA
Jan 2021 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

Completed NA
Feb 2020 — Jan 2021 [monthly]

Completed NA

▶ Show 4 earlier versions

Jun 2018 — Feb 2020 [monthly]

Completed NA
May 2017 — Jun 2018 [monthly]

Completed NA

Status: Unknown Status → Completed
Feb 2017 — May 2017 [monthly]

Unknown Status NA
Jan 2017 — Feb 2017 [monthly]

Unknown Status NA

First recorded

Dec 2013

Trial started

Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot

Eligibility Summary

No eligibility information available.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:

USGI Medical

Data source: USGI Medical

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .

Study Locations

Boston, United States , Covington, United States , Dalton, United States , Evanston, United States , Kansas City, United States , Memphis, United States , Miami, United States , Minneapolis, United States , Scottsdale, United States , St Louis, United States and 1 more location