# HERO Study: Helping Evaluate Reduction in Obesity

> **NCT00953173** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.** · enrollment: 671 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** LAP-BAND AP® Adjustable Gastric Banding System

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00953173
- **Lead sponsor:** Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-12
- **Primary completion:** 2016-07
- **Final completion:** 2016-10
- **Target enrollment:** 671 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-03-08


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00953173

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00953173, "HERO Study: Helping Evaluate Reduction in Obesity". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00953173. Licensed CC0.

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