Sustained Weight Loss with Vagal Nerve Blockade but Not with Sham: 18-Month Results of the ReCharge Trial

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Scott A. Shikora (مؤلف), Bruce M. Wolfe (مؤلف), Caroline M. Apovian (مؤلف), Mehran Anvari (مؤلف), David B. Sarwer (مؤلف), Robert D. Gibbons (مؤلف), Sayeed Ikramuddin (مؤلف), Christopher J. Miller (مؤلف), Mark B. Knudson (مؤلف), Katherine S. Tweden (مؤلف), Michael G. Sarr (مؤلف), Charles J. Billington (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Objectives. Vagal block therapy (vBloc) is effective for moderate to severe obesity at one year. Subjects/Methods. The ReCharge trial is a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial of 239 participants with body mass index (BMI) of 40 to 45 kg/m or 35 to 40 kg/m with one or more o...