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NCT01933113 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Deep Brain Stimulation Effects on Weight Change and Metabolic Rate

A NA study, sponsored by Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute).

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
3
Enrollment target

NCT01933113: Completed NA study, sponsored by Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute).

NCT01933113 is a NA study that has completed, run by Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute). The registered enrollment target is 3 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01933113, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute).

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
3 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study focuses on lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe obesity. In a previous pilot study, three subjects were implanted with a DBS electrode into the LHA under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and IRB approved study at West Virginia University. That study demonstrated the safety of DBS of the LHA in these patients. These patients, who met the enrollment criteria of having prior placement of LHA DBS in accordance with previous study protocol, were eligible for this study with a goal of determining optimal DBS settings.

Primary Outcome

Metabolic rate of subjects will be measured while at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Percentage of change in these parameters will be measured.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Deep Brain Stimulation of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 3 participants
Start Date 2013-08
Est. Completion 2015-07
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01933113 record still lists

NCT01933113 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 3 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Deep Brain Stimulation of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area is the first listed.

NCT01933113 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01933113 about?

NCT01933113 is a clinical study titled "Deep Brain Stimulation Effects on Weight Change and Metabolic Rate". This study focuses on lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe obesity. In a previous pilot study, three subjects were implanted with a DBS electrode into the LHA under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and IRB approved study at West Virginia University. That s...

What is the current status of trial NCT01933113?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 3 participants. The study started on 2013-08. Estimated completion is 2015-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01933113?

The interventions under investigation include: Deep Brain Stimulation of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01933113?

This trial is sponsored by Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute), which has 34 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01933113's enrollment target sits among peer trials

3 1996th of 2000 higher than 4 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01933113, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01933113 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.