RECRUITING

Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment After Bariatric Surgery: Acute (Stage 1)

Study Overview

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Description

This study will compare the effectiveness of behavioral and pharmacologic treatments, alone and in combination, for the treatment of loss-of-control eating and weight following bariatric surgery. This is an acute treatment comparing behavioral weight loss alone or in combination with combination naltrexone/bupropion medication.

Official Title

Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments to Treat Loss-of-Control Eating and Improve Weight Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: Acute (Stage 1)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-06-29
Study Completion:2027-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04599478

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Be in the age range ≥18 years of age and ≤70 years of age.
  2. * Have a BMI ≥30 (or BMI ≥27 with a medical comorbidity) and ≤50
  3. * Have had laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy
  4. * Approximately six months post-surgery
  5. * Experience regular loss-of-control eating (defined as at least once weekly over the past 28 days)
  6. * Be an otherwise healthy subject without uncontrolled medical problems, as determined by the study physician and medical co-investigators (physical examination, laboratory studies).
  7. * Read, comprehend, and write English at a sufficient level to complete study-related materials.
  8. * Provide a signed and dated written informed consent prior to study participation.
  1. * Has a predisposition to seizures (e.g., subject with a history or evidence of seizure disorder, febrile seizures during childhood, brain tumor, cerebrovascular disease, or significant head trauma; has a family history of idiopathic seizure disorder or is currently being treated with medications or treatment regimens that lower seizure threshold).
  2. * Has a history of anorexia nervosa or history of bulimia nervosa.
  3. * Is currently taking a medication that is a contraindication to NB medication (e.g., MAOI, opiates).
  4. * Is currently using other medications for weight loss.
  5. * Has a history of allergy or sensitivity to bupropion or naltrexone.
  6. * Has a co-existing psychiatric condition that requires hospitalization or more intensive treatment (such as bipolar mood disorders, psychotic illnesses, or severe depression)
  7. * Has untreated hypertension with a seated systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg, or heart rate \> 100 beats/minute.
  8. * Has a history of congenital heart disease, cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias requiring medication, or a history of cerebrovascular pathology including stroke.
  9. * Has current uncontrolled hypertension.
  10. * Has current uncontrolled Type I or Type II diabetes mellitus.
  11. * Has untreated hypothyroidism with a TSH \> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal for the test laboratory with repeat value that also exceeds this limit.
  12. * Has gallbladder disease.
  13. * Has a history of severe renal, hepatic, neurological, chronic pulmonary disease, or any other unstable medical disorder.
  14. * Has a recent history of drug or alcohol dependence (since having bariatric surgery).
  15. * Is currently in active treatment for eating or weight loss.
  16. * Is currently participating in another clinical study in which the subject is or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational drug or device.
  17. * Is breast-feeding or is pregnant or is not using a reliable form of birth control.
  18. * Reports active suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Valentina Ivezaj, Ph.D.
CONTACT
203-785-7210
valentina.ivezaj@yale.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Yale Department of Psychiatry
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Yale University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-06-29
Study Completion Date2027-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-06-29
Study Completion Date2027-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Loss-of-control Eating
  • Obesity/Overweight