Completed
Psychological Preparation Prior to Bariatric Surgery: A Feasibility Study
What is being tested
Psychological preparation
Behavioral
Who is being recruted
Body Weight+6
+ Nutrition Disorders
+ Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Over 18 Years
+4 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Other Study
Interventional
Study Start: March 2013
Summary
Principal SponsorSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Last updated: November 24, 2017
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Study start date: March 1, 2013
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This is a feasibility study, assessing how possible it would be to perform a randomized controlled trial to see if preoperative psychological or mental health problems impacts on length of stay, short and long term health outcomes, weight loss, and if preoperative counseling has any effect.
Principal SponsorSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Last updated: November 24, 2017
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
84 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Other Study
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Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Body WeightNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionOverweightMental DisordersObesity
Criteria
1 inclusion criteria required to participate
New referrals to the Sheffield Teaching Hospital Bariatric service
3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Non-English speakers
Patients that are not fit for bariatric surgery
Patients that have already seen the bariatric psychologist
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
Active ComparatorPatients undergo 3 seminar sessions with the bariatric psychologist prior to their surgery. These will aim to prepare them for the lifestyle changes that will occur / they will have to make after surgery
Group II
No InterventionPatients will proceed to surgery as usual.
They will complete psychological assessment forms at their follow up clinic sessions.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, United KingdomOpen Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center