Development of a Weight Maintenance Intervention for Bariatric Surgery Patients
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/11/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 3, 2018 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2018 |
Although bariatric surgery is highly effective for inducing significant weight loss and
resolution of comorbidities, weight regain following surgery is a common problem. This pilot
study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention designed to help
bariatric surgery patients maintain weight loss. Findings from this pilot will provide the
foundation for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention.
resolution of comorbidities, weight regain following surgery is a common problem. This pilot
study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention designed to help
bariatric surgery patients maintain weight loss. Findings from this pilot will provide the
foundation for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention.
The first intervention telephone call will occur one week following the baseline assessment.
Calls will be made weekly in the first month (weeks 1, 2, 3, 4) and biweekly calls during
months 2-4 (weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 14). The goal of this intervention is to increase adherence
to recommendations that patients are already receiving from their bariatric team as part of
standard of care. Thus, each call will address maintenance skill building and anticipatory
problem solving based on the processes outlined in the investigators' conceptual model and
operationalized in the investigators' previous weight loss maintenance protocol. Relapse
prevention planning will help patients identify situations in which overeating is common in
the bariatric population (e.g., loss of control eating related to emotions, disinhibition).
Calls will be made weekly in the first month (weeks 1, 2, 3, 4) and biweekly calls during
months 2-4 (weeks 6, 8, 10, 12, 14). The goal of this intervention is to increase adherence
to recommendations that patients are already receiving from their bariatric team as part of
standard of care. Thus, each call will address maintenance skill building and anticipatory
problem solving based on the processes outlined in the investigators' conceptual model and
operationalized in the investigators' previous weight loss maintenance protocol. Relapse
prevention planning will help patients identify situations in which overeating is common in
the bariatric population (e.g., loss of control eating related to emotions, disinhibition).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Bariatric surgery at a participating VA site
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or laparoscopic vertical sleeve
gastrectomy (SG) six to 18 months prior to the time of data pull
- English as preferred language
- Regular access to a telephone
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receipt of procedure to prevent gastric cancer
- Revisional bariatric surgery
- Hearing impairment
- Cancer not in remission
We found this trial at
1
site
Madison, Wisconsin 53705
Principal Investigator: Corrine I. Voils, PhD
Phone: 608-265-9138
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