Application 1112
Intragastric balloon
Application No. | 1112 |
| Application Name | Intragastric balloon |
| Advisory Panel | Dr Michael Cleary (Chair and MSAC member) Associate Professor Donald Perry-Keene (Former MSAC Member) Professor Joe Proietto (Endocrine Society of Australia nominee) Mr Garett Smith (Gastroenterological Society of Australia nominee) Dr Steven Kan (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners nominee) Dr Blair Bowden (Co-opted Bariatric Surgeon) Ms Kate Thompson (Consumers’ Health Forum nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 27 October 2006 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 7 March 2008 meeting. MSAC has considered the safety, and clinical effectiveness of intragastric balloons for the temporary management of morbid obesity in addition to conventional treatment such as diet, exercise and behaviour modification. MSAC finds that intragastric balloons used for the temporary management of morbid obesity pose additional risks to patients when compared to the standard treatment for morbid obesity and that they do not provide additional clinical benefits over standard treatment. There may be a role for the temporary placement of intragastric balloons for the management of the super obese patient prior to bariatric surgery however, evidence to support this approach is limited. MSAC finds that the use of intragastric balloons for the temporary management of morbid obesity is less cost-effective than standard treatment for morbid obesity. MSAC recommends that public funding is not supported for this procedure. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Accepted by the Minister for Health and Ageing on 21 May 2008. |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |