Faesiblity and Safety of Endoscopic sLeeve gastrOplasty in Patients With obEsity and nflammatoRy Bowel Disease

This is a single center, observational, prospective clinical study. ESG is a procedure commonly performed in our center thus only patients who have indication to ESG for clinical reasons will be included and ESG will be performed as per clinical practice. Follow-up of the enrolled patients will be planned according to the routine follow-up for patients with IBD regarding timing and laboratory procedures. All participants will undergo a lifestyle modification treatment, nutritional and psychological support as per clinical standard of practice. Investigators and study personnel from the study site will ensure that equal instructions for diet, physical activity, laboratory analysis and other procedures will be used for each patient. All patients will also perform ESG within 90 days after the enrollment and they will be followed-up for 12 months after ESG. Patients will be evaluated before, immediately after and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after ESG. The total duration of this study will be about 27 months. It will take place at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, CEMAD unit and Digestive Endoscopy unit.