Plasma power: new endoscopic treatment could heal Post-Bypass ulcers faster
NCT ID NCT06543316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to treat marginal ulcers that can form after gastric bypass surgery. Instead of just taking standard acid-reducing medication, some participants will also receive a low-thermal argon plasma treatment during an endoscopy. The goal is to see if this plasma treatment helps ulcers heal faster and more completely. The trial will involve 100 adults with confirmed marginal ulcers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Low-thermal argon plasma (applied via endoscopy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less invasive way to heal marginal ulcers after gastric bypass, reducing the need for surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment is new for internal ulcers, and its safety and effectiveness are not yet proven.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects aged 18 years and above, inclusive of both males and females. * Patients with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) presenting symptoms indicative of marginal ulcers (MUs) such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, or dysphagia. * Subjects must be scheduled for an EGD for the evaluation of these symptoms. * Marginal ulcers confirmed during the initial EGD. * Willingness to adhere to the SOC treatment, which includes PPIs. * Subjects able to tolerate repeated endoscopic procedures. * Capacity for providing informed consent and understanding of study requirements. * Willingness and ability to attend required follow-up assessments at 4 weeks (+/- 1 week) and 8 weeks (+/- 2 weeks). Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent. * Unwillingness to undergo repeated endoscopies. * Inability or unwillingness to comply with the SOC. * Current use of systemic antibiotics. * Any condition deemed by the investigator to compromise the safety of undergoing an endoscopic procedure. * Pregnancy, lactation, or absence of reliable contraception in women of childbearing potential. * Current enrollment in another investigational trial with potential to interfere with this study's endpoint analyses.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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