ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2017
Intra-gastric balloon as an adjunct to lifestyle support in severely obese adolescents; impact on weight, physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and psychosocial well-being.
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- [Research Advancements in Gastric Capacity Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Obesity].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025Pooled it
- Body Composition Changes in Adolescents Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Current obesity reports · 2024Pooled it
- Overview of Novel Mechanisms in Obesity Pharmacotherapy and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- From Surgery to Endoscopy: Comprehensive Review of Bariatric Approaches in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Opinion: a call for safe therapeutic and gastric interventions for adolescents and young adults with obesity and transplant-indicated leukemia.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
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- Bone health following paediatric and adolescent bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Long-term Outcomes Following Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Review
- "The balloon was just the kick start, I had to do the rest myself": Adolescents living with severe obesity experiences of an intra-gastric balloon alongside a lifestyle support programme.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- [Intragastric balloon for weight reduction: rationale, benefits, risks and indications].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2020Article
- Preschool Obesity Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Childhood Fracture: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of 466,997 Children and Up to 11 Years of Follow-up in Catalonia, Spain.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2020Article
- Obesity Treatment Among Adolescents: A Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions.JAMA pediatrics · 2020Review
- Endoscopic intragastric balloon: a gimmick or a viable option for obesity?Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Insights on Obesity in Children and Adults: Individualizing Management.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2019Review
- Working toward precision medicine approaches to treat severe obesity in adolescents: report of an NIH workshop.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Review
- ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2018Review
- Intragastric balloon as an adjunct to lifestyle programme in severely obese adolescents: impact on biomedical outcomes and skeletal health.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Article
- Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon Treatment for Adolescent Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundSevere adolescent obesity (body mass index (BMI) >99.6th centile) is a significant public health challenge. Current non-invasive treatments, including community-based lifestyle interventions, are often of limited effectiveness in this population, with NICE guidelines suggesting the use of bariatric surgery as the last line of treatment. Health professionals are understandably reluctant to commission bariatric surgery and as an alternative, the use of an intra-gastric balloon as an adjunct to a lifestyle programme might offer a reversible, potentially safer and less invasive option.
objectivesExplore the use of an intra-gastric balloon as an adjunct to a lifestyle support programme, to promote weight loss in severely obese adolescents. Outcomes included weight loss, waist and hip measurements, psychosocial outcomes including health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical self perceptions, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness.
methodNon-randomised pilot study.
resultsTwelve severely obese adolescents (5 males, 7 females; mean age 15 years; BMI >3.5 s.d.; puberty stage 4 or more) and their families were recruited. Mean weight loss at 12 months (n=9) was 3.05 kg±14.69; d=0.002, P=0.550, and a BMI Z-score (n=12) change of 0.2 s.d.; d=0.7, P=0.002 was observed at 6 months with a large effect, but was not sustained at 12 months (mean change 0.1 s.d.; d=0.3, P=0.146). At 24 months (n=10), there was a weight gain from baseline of +9.9 kg±1.21 (d=0.4; P=0.433). Adolescent and parent HRQoL scores exceeded the minimal clinical important difference between baseline and 12 months for all domains but showed some decline at 24 months.
conclusionAn intra-gastric balloon as an adjunct to a lifestyle support programme represents a safe and well-tolerated treatment approach in severely obese adolescents, with short-term effects on weight change. Improvements in psychosocial health, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness were maintained at 12 months, with varying results at 24 months.
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