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Percutaneous Electroneurostimulation of Dermatome T6 for Appetite Reduction and Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients

NCT01792947 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2013-02-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Based on the creation of a somato-autonomic reflex, the stimulation of sensory nerve terminals located in dermatome T6 may cause a reflex, whose efferent pathways end in vagal nerve branches stimulating the gastric wall, similarly to the gastric pacemaker.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of percutaneous electroneurostimulation (PENS) of T6 dermatome on appetite, weight loss and dietary compliance.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Percutaneous electroneurostimulation of dermatome T6

The patients underwent a percutaneous electroneurostimulation of dermatome T6 during 30 minutes, every week during 12 weeks. This intervention was associated to a diet 1200 Kcal

BEHAVIORAL

Diet 1200 Kcal

The patients assigned to this group must follow a 1200 Kcal diet during months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital General Universitario Elche

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, MD, PhD · General University Hospital Elche

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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