
EnteroMedics Announces Publication of Three-Year Data from vBloc Diabetic Patient Study in Journal of Diabetes and Obesity
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EnteroMedics Inc. (ETRM), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced the publication of three-year data from the Company's VBLOC DM2 Study of vBloc® Neurometabolic Therapy in obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. The publication, entitled "Vagal Nerve Block for Improvements in Glycemic Control in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Three-Year Results of the VBLOC DM2 Study," was published in the Journal of Diabetes and Obesity and is available online here.
"In addition to maintaining weight loss over time, successful management of comorbid conditions such as diabetes is critical," said Charles Billington, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota. "The three-year data from the VBLOC DM2 study continue to demonstrate that vBloc Therapy not only provides durable improvements in weight loss through three years, but also improved glycemic control in obese patients with Type 2 diabetes who do not wish to undergo anatomy-altering weight-loss procedures."
Results from the study demonstrate that after three years, the average percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) was 21% with reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of 0.6 percentage points from a baseline of 7.8%. This clinically meaningful reduction in HbA1c resulted in 39% of participants either reducing or stopping their diabetes medications. Additionally, 71% of study participants were at or below the American Diabetes Association target for Hb
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