Effect of Pectoral Electrostimulation on Reduction of Mammary Ptosis
- Conditions
- Satisfaction
- Registration Number
- NCT02434419
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
- Brief Summary
A prospective randomized clinical trial of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
Patients were randomly assigned into 3 groups: those patients undergoing percutaneous electrostimulation (PENS) of the pectoral muscle combined with specific training (Group 1), those patients doing the specific training alone (Group 2) and those patients without any specific treatment (Group 3).
The assigned treatment began 15 days after surgery and was maintained during 12 weeks.
- Detailed Description
A prospective randomized clinical trial of patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) during 2014 was performed.
Patients were randomly assigned using a random-number table into 3 groups: those patients undergoing percutaneous electrostimulation (PENS) of the pectoral muscle combined with specific training (Group 1), those patients doing the specific training alone (Group 2) and those patients without any specific treatment (Group 3).
The assigned treatment began 15 days after surgery and was maintained during 12 weeks.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- patients with body mass index (BMI) >40 Kg/m2 or BMI > 35 Kg/m2 with the presence of comorbidities associated to obesity, undergoing a bariatric procedure.
- all kind of previous breast surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction degree. 7-points Likert scale was used for the quantification. 12 weeks of treatment The patients were asked to quantify their satisfaction degree with the esthetic results of their breasts after the treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method