Validating Clinical Efficacy for Integrated Psychological Intervention for Obesity: Physical Therapy and Psychotherapy

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Body Image; Mental Health Issue

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Procedure: Liposuction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04199611

C-1811-124-990

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to develop an integrated therapy (physical therapy and psychotherapy) to treat cognitive distortion for body image. Then, validate its efficacy to make an improvement in both physical and mental health.

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI 25~30
• The score over 68 in SIMS (The situational motivation scale)

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed in any chronic disease
• Trouble using smartphone
• Pregnant or planning to be pregnant
• Unable to be in the fMRI
• Limited to be involved in physical activities over 30 minutes
• already had an experience in liposuction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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160 participants in 4 patient groups

Integrated Therapy Group

Experimental group

Description:

Both liposuction and psychological therapy are delivered to the participants in this group.

Treatment:

Procedure: Liposuction

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Liposuction Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group experiences only liposuction and do self-help care after the liposuction.

Treatment:

Procedure: Liposuction

Psychological Therapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group experiences only cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT; psychological therapy) during the intervention period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Self-help Group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group do not receive any interventions and do self-help care.