About Clinical Trials

A clinical trial is a type of research that helps medical professionals learn about benefits and risks associated with promising new treatments or techniques. The ultimate goal of clinical trials is to improve the lives of patients and clinical trials may introduce therapies or technologies before they are available anywhere else.

Types of Clinical Trials

Obesity Trials

Name: Flows
Device: Magnetic anastomosis in bariatric robotic surgery
Disease: Obesity
Status: Enrollment was recently completed with the best performance among the seven sites on the trial. A new study will open next year.

Name: REMANIN 1
Device: Duodenal mucosal resurfacing with thermal energy by endoscopy
Disease: Obesity. Patients who have lost at least 15% total body weight on GLP-1 drug therapy and wish to discontinue their GLP-1 drug without weight regain
Trial website: Remain 1 Study – Fractyl Health » Unlock your journey to long-term weight loss
Status: Currently enrolling

Diabetes Trials

Name: RECET 
Device: Duodenal mucosal resurfacing (regeneration ) with electrical pulse by endoscopy
Disease: Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in use of oral medicine and/or GLP1 analogue
Trial website: (patients can self-screen to see if they qualify)
ReCET Study | Type 2 Diabetes | Clinical Trial
Status: Currently enrolling

Name: STEP-1
Device: An intestinal (duodenum) sleeve will be implanted for nine months by endoscopy; then removed
Disease: Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes using oral meds or injectables
Trial website: StudyType2Diabetes.com | STEP-1 Study
Status: Currently enrolling

New treatments follow strict guidelines and must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they are made available for standard use. Clinical trials are a key part of that process.