Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) for patients who have had bariatric surgery on their weight and mental and physical health compared to patients who do not do this group. All participants will complete questionnaires evaluating eating and mental health before and after the group and 6 and 12 months later. They will have blood pressure readings at these times and complete a questionnaire about their digestive health. Our hypothesis is that participants will maintain their weight loss after bariatric surgery and have improvements in the other outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for English-speaking adults who had bariatric surgery at least six months ago, are struggling to follow post-surgery eating guidelines, and can attend group sessions. It's not for those with severe depression or anxiety, active suicidal thoughts, serious mental illness like psychosis or bipolar disorder, or current PTSD symptoms.Inclusion Criteria
Fluent in English.
Post-bariatric surgery patients recruited from the Toronto Western Hospital-Bariatric Surgery Program (TWH-BSP) who are six months or more post-surgery, are experiencing self-reported difficulties adhering to post-surgery eating guidelines, and can commit to attending the group.
Have the capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Active suicidal ideation.
Active serious mental illness (i.e., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder).
Active severe depression (i.e., current major depressive disorder diagnosis and PHQ-9 score > 20 [severe depression]).
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Treatment Details
Interventions
- Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (Behavioral Intervention)
Trial OverviewThe study tests if Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) helps maintain weight loss and improves mental and physical health in post-bariatric surgery patients compared to those who don't receive this training.
Participant Groups
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: MB-EATExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Behavioral: group psychotherapy. Eight weekly sessions, each session is 2 hours in duration.
Group II: Waitlist ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Wait list control.
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Toronto General HospitalToronto, Canada
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University Health Network, TorontoLead Sponsor