Intragastric Balloon Treatment Enhances Weight Maintenance Adjunct to Low‐Energy Diet and Group‐Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Marije Galavazi, Qays Shahed, Hugo Hesser, Yang Cao, Stefan Jansson, Michiel van Nieuwenhoven, Johan Jendle · 2026
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Marije Galavazi and colleagues tested whether a stomach balloon helps keep weight off in 2026 after a low energy diet plus cognitive behavioural therapy. Diet plus therapy yields large early weight loss in obesity, but keeping it off stays hard. The open label randomised trial enrolled adults aged 30 to 65 with body mass index from 32.5 to 45.
After a six month run in of low energy diet and group therapy, patients were randomised to therapy plus a one year intragastric balloon or therapy alone. The main endpoint was percent weight change from randomisation to eighteen months versus total body weight at enrolment. The trial tests whether a balloon bridges the gap between initial loss and lasting maintenance.
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| CREATOR | Marije Galavazi, Qays Shahed, Hugo Hesser, Yang Cao, Stefan Jansson, Michiel van Nieuwenhoven, Johan Jendle |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |