Focusing on Body Functionality After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery Candidate Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does Focusing on Body Functionality Improve Body Image Among Women Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04883268
• Other study ID #: ERCPN-167_03_05_2016
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2016
• Est. completion date: February 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Maastricht University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study investigated whether focusing on one's body functionality (i.e., everything the body can do, rather than how it looks) would lead to improvements in body image, self-esteem, and self-kindness among women who have undergone bariatric surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 103
• Est. completion date: February 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Identifying as female, being between 18 and 65 years old, having undergone bariatric surgery 5-7 months prior to the study, and qualifying for standard aftercare at the Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (NOK; Dutch Obesity Clinic).

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bariatric Surgery Candidate
• Body Image

Intervention

Other:
• Expand Your Horizon
Expand Your Horizon is an online programme, comprising three 15min writing exercises delivered over the course of 1 week. In each writing exercise, participants are asked to describe the functions of their body, and why those are personally meaningful to them.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Netherlands	Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek	Huis ter heide	Utrecht
Netherlands	Maastricht University	Maastricht	Limburg

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Maastricht University	Dutch Research Council, Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

References & Publications (1)

Alleva JM, Martijn C, Van Breukelen GJ, Jansen A, Karos K. Expand Your Horizon: A programme that improves body image and reduces self-objectification by training women to focus on body functionality. Body Image. 2015 Sep;15:81-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.07.001. Epub 2015 Aug 14. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in appearance satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Appearance satisfaction was assessed using the Body Areas Satisfaction Subscale (BASS) of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher appearance satisfaction.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Primary	Change in functionality satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Functionality satisfaction was assessed using the Physical Condition Subscale (PCS) of the Body Esteem Scale (BES). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher functionality satisfaction.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Primary	Change in body appreciation over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Body appreciation was assessed using the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher body appreciation.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Primary	Change in body responsiveness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Body responsiveness was assessed using the Body Responsiveness Questionnaire (BRQ). Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores demonstrating higher body responsiveness.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Primary	Change in self-objectification over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Self-objectification was assessed using the Self-Objectification Questionnaire (SOQ). Scores range from -25 to 25, with lower scores demonstrating higher levels of self-objectification.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Secondary	Changes in self-esteem over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). Scores range from 10-40, with higher scores reflecting higher levels of self-esteem.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)
Secondary	Changes in self-kindness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)	Self-kindness was assessed using the Self-Kindness Subscale (SKS) of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores reflecting higher levels of self-kindness.	Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)