Appetite Reduction, Weight Loss
Conditions
Brief 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.
Interventions
PROCEDUREPercutaneous 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
BEHAVIORALDiet 1200 Kcal
The patients assigned to this group must follow a 1200 Kcal diet during months
Sponsors
Hospital General Universitario Elche
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients candidates to bariatric surgery * BMI \> 40 Kg/m2 or a BMI \> 35 Kg/m2 with comorbidities associated to the obesity status * Failure of dietary treatment.
Exclusion criteria
* untreated endocrine disease causing obesity * serious psychiatric illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appetite reduction | 3 months | The appetite reduction will be measured asking the patient to quantify the appetite sensation according to a visula analogic scale, ranged from 0 (absence of appetite) to 10 (incontrolable appetite). Appetite will be measured before the beginning of the treatment and after finishing it (after 12 weeks of treatment). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight loss | 3 months |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed