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ABSTRACT: Objective
Loss-of-control (LOC) eating postoperatively is a consistent predictor of suboptimal longer-term bariatric surgery outcomes. This randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of two guided self-help treatments (cognitive behavioral therapy [gshCBT] and behavioral weight loss [gshBWL]) compared with a control (CON) for reducing LOC eating and weight.Methods
A total of 140 patients with recurrent LOC eating approximately 6 months after bariatric surgery were randomly assigned (5:5:2 ratio) to one of three conditions: gshCBT (n = 56), gshBWL (n = 60), or CON (n = 24). Three-month treatments were delivered by trained allied health clinicians to increase generalizability to bariatric surgery settings. Independent assessments were performed by doctoral research-clinicians using established interviews/measures; posttreatment outcomes were obtained for 89% of patients.Results
Mixed models revealed significant improvements for LOC eating frequency and weight loss but no significant differences between treatments; race neither predicted (main effect) nor moderated (interaction effect) treatment outcomes. Intent-to-treat categorical analyses of abstinence from LOC eating (30% for gshCBT, 27% for gshBWL, 38% for CON) and proportion attaining 5% weight loss (20%, 22%, 17%) revealed no significant differences between treatments; non-White participants had a higher proportion achieving LOC eating abstinence but a lower proportion attaining 5% weight loss compared with White participants.Conclusions
In this 12-week randomized controlled trial following bariatric surgery, significant LOC eating reductions and weight loss did not differ significantly between treatments. Race was associated with posttreatment categorical outcomes.
SUBMITTER: Grilo CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995173 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grilo Carlos M CM Ivezaj Valentina V Duffy Andrew J AJ Gueorguieva Ralitza R
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20210310 4
<h4>Objective</h4>Loss-of-control (LOC) eating postoperatively is a consistent predictor of suboptimal longer-term bariatric surgery outcomes. This randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of two guided self-help treatments (cognitive behavioral therapy [gshCBT] and behavioral weight loss [gshBWL]) compared with a control (CON) for reducing LOC eating and weight.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 140 patients with recurrent LOC eating approximately 6 months after bariatric surgery were ran ...[more]