Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: First T6 dermatome will be identified which is located at left upper quadrant of abdomen 2cm below the ribcage at left midclavicular line and
Sponsors
Dr Deepak Agrawal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. BMI > 30 kg/m2 2. Appetite level on VAS >= 3 (VAS is found to be a reliable and valid tool to measure appetite level and the whole method is described in procedure section, Livingstone et al., 2000) 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 disorder 3. Any evidence of infective or malignant conditions 4. Previous abdominal surgeries 5. Withdrawal of consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| I. Appetite : a.Desire to eat before and after meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner separately) from pre-post intervention and follow-up b.Fullness before and after meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner separately) from pre-post intervention and follow-up c.Hunger before and after meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner separately) from pre-post intervention and follow-up II. Weight loss from pre-post intervention and follow-up III. Body mass index in Kg/m2. Timepoint: 1. Before intervention 2. Each week during intervention and till after 4 weeks of completion of treatment 3. 4 weeks after completion of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Daily Caloric intake: Having patients their daily calories on â??My fitness appâ?? on their smartphone.Timepoint: 1. Everyday before starting intevention to 4 weeks after final intervention. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Deepak Agrawal
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed