Safety and Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)-Assisted Weight Loss
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Brief summary
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This study is a randomized, adaptive, parallel arm study. The treatment group will receive the Elira wearable patch system and provided instructions for use and advised to follow a 1200 calorie diet. The control group will be asked to follow a 12 calorie diet only. Each group will be followed for 12 weeks. Total body weight loss will be measured as well as appetite changes. Safety data will be collected throughout the study period. Safety and effectiveness will be determined based on differences between the groups.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03299881
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 77 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulator (TENS) Device
- Diet & Exercise Behavioral
Device · Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 4, 2017
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2018
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Nov 9, 2021
2017 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Women's Healthcare Group | St Louis | Missouri | 63017 | — |
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- Last update posted Nov 9, 2021 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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