Clinical Study

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

Table 2

Mean %EWL and %TWL at 12, 15, and 18 months in ITT population.

Measure 
 Visit month
Mean (95% CI) Difference
(95% CI)
vBlocSham control

%EWL
 12 months25.8 (23.2, 28.4)16.9 (13.1, 20.7)8.9 (4.3, 13.5)
 15 months24.4 (21.7, 27.2)12.9 (9.0, 16.9)11.5 (6.7, 16.3)
 18 months23.5 (20.8, 26.3)10.2 (6.0, 14.4)13.4 (8.4, 18.4)
%TWL
 12 months9.7 (8.7, 10.7)6.4 (4.9, 7.8)3.3 (1.6, 5.0)
 15 months9.1 (8.1, 10.1)4.9 (3.4, 6.4)4.2 (2.4, 6.0)
 18 months8.8 (7.8, 9.8)3.8 (2.2, 5.4)5.0 (3.1, 6.9)