TENS in the management of obesity
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/08/020858
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Deepak Agrawal
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. BMI > 30 kg/m2
2. Appetite level on VAS >= 3
3. Dietary treatment failure
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 <br/ ><br>2. on each intervention session <br/ ><br>3. 8 weeks after the final intervetion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Weight will be measured by caliberated standardized weigh machine. <br/ ><br>2. BMI: After weight and height measurement by measuring tools,BMI will be calculated.Timepoint: 1. Baseline <br/ ><br>2. on each intervention session <br/ ><br>3. 8 weeks after the final intervetion