Magnetic ring for heartburn tracked for 10 years

NCT ID NCT04253392

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This registry follows 500 adults who receive the LINX device, a ring of magnetic beads implanted around the esophagus to help keep stomach acid down. The goal is to check for safety issues like device movement, erosion, or swallowing problems over up to 10 years. Participants will also report how their reflux symptoms and quality of life change.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: LINX Reflux Management System (magnetic bead ring implanted around the esophagus)
What this could lead to: If successful, this registry will confirm that the LINX device is safe and effective for controlling GERD over the long term, helping patients avoid daily medication.
What could go wrong: This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove the device works better than other treatments. Risks include device erosion, migration, or need for removal.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

esophageal disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX

Contacts and locations

Locations

Adv Surg Assoc / Self Regional Healthcare

Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646, United States
Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas

San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
East Carolina University / Vidant Medical Center

Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
Epsom Hospital

Epsom, KT18 7EG, United Kingdom
Fox Valley Surgical Associates

Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911, United States
Gen Surg Assoc / Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster, Ohio, 43130, United States
Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals

London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
Houston Methodist

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Institute of Esophageal and Reflux Surgery

Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States
Keck Hospital of USC

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18102, United States
Lexington Surgery

West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States
Marien Hospital Herne

Herne, 44625, Germany
MedUni Wien / Universitatsklinik fur Chirurgie

Vienna, 1090, Austria
Minimal Access Surgery/Prisma Health - Upstate

Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States
NW Allied Bariatric and Foregut Surgery

Tucson, Arizona, 85741, United States
National University Hospital

Singapore, 119228, Singapore
OSF Medical Group

Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
Panhandle Weight Loss Center

Amarillo, Texas, 79106, United States
RefluxUK

Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RD, United Kingdom
Richmond Surg / Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Richmond, Virginia, 23229, United States
Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood

Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
Sparrow Hospital / Sparrow Medical Group

Lansing, Michigan, 48912, United States
Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
Univ of Milano / IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

San Donato Milanese, 20097, Italy
University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama, 36617, United States
University of Southern Florida (Tampa General Hospital)

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

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