Trial reportObesity surgery2014
Percutaneous electrical neurostimulation of dermatome T6 for appetite reduction and weight loss in morbidly obese patients.
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- Effect ofNutrients · 2023Article
- An Unexpected Weight Loss in a Morbid Obese Patient with Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Neuropathic Pain.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Addition of Probiotics to Anti-Obesity Therapy by Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation of Dermatome T6. A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Chronic Abdominal Pain After Previous Bariatric Surgery: Consider the Abdominal Wall.Obesity surgery · 2020Observational
- Closed-loop bioelectronic medicine for diabetes management.Bioelectronic medicine · 2020Review
- Invasive and Non-invasive Stimulation of the Obese Human Brain.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Review
- Brain stimulation in obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundA continuous feeling of hunger is the major cause of dietary treatment failure in obese patients, making dietary leave. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of percutaneous electrical neurostimulation (PENS) of T6 dermatome on appetite, weight loss and dietary compliance.
methodsA prospective, randomized study was performed. The patients were randomized into two groups: those undergoing PENS of dermatome T6 associated with the implementation of a 1,200-Kcal diet (group 1) and those following only a 1,200-Kcal diet (group 2). A third group of obese patients (BMI > 30 Kg/m(2)) with fecal incontinence undergoing PENS of posterior tibial nerve was evaluated.
resultsOne hundred five patients were included in the study, 45 in groups 1 and 2, and 15 in group 3. The median pain perception after PENS of dermatome T6 was 1. There were no complications. Only the patients in group 1 experienced significant reductions of weight, BMI, and appetite. All of the patients in group 1 experienced appetite reduction compared to 20 % of the patients in group 2 and 30 % of the patients in group 3 (p < 0.001). Weight loss ≥5 Kg was achieved in 76.7 % of the patients in group 1, 6.7 % of the patients in group 2, and 0 % of the patients in group 3 (p < 0.001). Dietary compliance after 12 weeks was 93.3 % in group 1, 56.7 % in group 2, and 50 % in group 3(p = 0.006).
conclusionsPENS of dermatome T6 was associated with appetite reduction in all of the patients and, along with a proper diet, achieved a significantly greater weight reduction than diet alone.
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