Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) I

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bariatric Surgery

Treatments: Behavioral: Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04867902

2021P001006a

5K23HL148017 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an adapted positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention for physical activity among patients who have recently undergone bariatric surgery.

Full description

This study will test a positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention for physical activity promotion in patients who have had bariatric surgery within the past 6-12 months. The investigators will enroll 12 participants. Study participation includes attending three study visits (two at baseline, one after the intervention) and receiving a 10-week physical activity intervention that includes once-weekly phone calls, a written manual, and a Fitbit activity tracker. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and study procedures. Secondary outcomes include pre-post changes in physical activity and other psychological, behavioral, and physiological outcomes.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (age 18+)
• History of bariatric surgery (gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy) at one of two academic medical centers within the past 6-12 months
• Interest in increasing physical activity
• Low physical activity, defined as <200 minutes/week self-reported moderate- to-vigorous physical activity
• Access to telephone for study sessions
• Able to read and speak English

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive deficits precluding participation or informed consent
• Illness likely to lead to death in the next 6 months
• Inability to be physically active (e.g., severe arthritis)
• Participation in another program targeting physical activity besides their standard offerings at the surgery center.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive a written treatment manual with detailed information about each topic. The intervention consists of 10 weekly phone sessions (30 minutes each). Each session includes a new psychological skill designed to increase positive emotions experienced during physical activity, a motivational skill designed to boost physical activity, and setting a physical activity goal for the next week using information from the Fitbit. A motivational interviewing approach will be used for all topics.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention