Two-Year Outcomes of Vagal Nerve Blocking (vBloc) for the Treatment of Obesity in the ReCharge Trial
Apovian CM, Shah SN, Wolfe BM, Ikramuddin S, Miller CJ, Tweden KS, Billington CJ, Shikora SA
Obesity Surgery · 2017
Key finding
Among vBloc participants continuing open-label therapy, mean excess weight loss was 21% (8% total weight loss) at 24 months, with 58% achieving at least 5% total weight loss.
- Condition
- Obesity
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 162
Cite this study
Apovian, C. M., Shah, S. N., Wolfe, B. M., Ikramuddin, S., Miller, C. J., Tweden, K. S., Billington, C. J., & Shikora, S. A. (2017). Two-Year Outcomes of Vagal Nerve Blocking (vBloc) for the Treatment of Obesity in the ReCharge Trial. Obesity Surgery, 27(1), 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2325-7
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