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Lead
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
With
Fondation de l'Avenir
The primary objective is to demonstrate the benefit of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in obese subjects awaiting surgery. Secondary objectives include, among others, the risk factors related to obesity, systemic micro-inflammation, insulin and lipid profile.
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Any obese patient consulting for bariatric surgery with BMI ≥ 35 and comorbidities or with BMI ≥ 40
Consent Form signed
You may not be if
Permanent atrial fibrillation
Patient on treatment that could influence measurement of Autonomic Nervus System (ANS) activity (eg. anti-arrhythmics).
For patients previously operated (by any technique), an interval of at least 6 months since the surgery must be observed
Pacemaker
Serious cardiac pathology
History of myocardial infarction
History of Stroke
Severe respiratory insufficiency
Allergy in the Rhodium and in the gold
Surgery of the vagus nerve
Pregnant patient
Clareo Health | Preoperative Treatment With Noninvasive Intra-auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Pending Bariatric Surgery
