Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of T6 dermatome will be done.: A caliberated TENS equipment will be used to stimulate the T6 dermatome. The parameters of TENS select
Sponsors
Dr Deepak Agrawal
Pradeep Kumar Sahu
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. BMI > 30 kg/m2 2. Appetite level on VAS >= 3 3. Dietary treatment failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any known endocrine disease resulting in obesity 2. Evidence of metabolic, neurological, psychiatric, gynecological and cardiovascular disorders 3. Any evidence of infection or malignant conditions 4. Previous abdominal surgeries 5. Withdrawal of consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Appetite level: A visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to measure the appetite level. The scale is caliberated from 0 to 100 with mm interval. VAS (0mm) is considered as "not at all hungry and (100 mm) is "as hungry as I have ever felt". The other side of the scale with marking only 0 and 100 will be shown to subjects and they will mark their current appetite level.Timepoint: 1. Baseline 2. on each intervention session 3. 8 weeks after the final intervetion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Weight will be measured by caliberated standardized weigh machine. 2. BMI: After weight and height measurement by measuring tools,BMI will be calculated.Timepoint: 1. Baseline 2. on each intervention session 3. 8 weeks after the final intervetion | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPradeep Kumar Sahu
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed