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. 2015 Jul 14;3(7):e12456. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12456

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© 2015 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society.

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Design of the cross-over study. All patients were implanted at time 0. At the end of week 1, patients were randomized to have the electrical impulse signal turned on (ACTIVE TREATMENT) or left off (CONTROL). At 25 weeks the ACTIVE TREATMENT group had the electrical signal turned off (CONTROL) and the CONTROL group had the electrical signal turned on (ACTIVE TREATMENT). Boxes 1 and 4 are completion of the electrical impulse signal off. Boxes 2 and 3 are the conclusions of the electrical impulse signal on.