Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) II

Description

This randomized controlled trial 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 compared to an enhanced usual care control.

Conditions

Bariatric Surgery

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Study overview

This randomized controlled trial 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 compared to an enhanced usual care control.

Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) II: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Positive Psychology-based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery

Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) II

Condition
Bariatric Surgery
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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.

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Eligibility 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
  • * 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.
  • * Severe psychiatric condition limiting ability to participate (e.g., psychosis, active substance use disorder)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Emily H Feig, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

2025-06-03