Trial reportBehaviour research and therapy2016
A pilot randomized controlled trial of telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy for preoperative bariatric surgery patients.
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The trial behind it
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Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bariatric Surgery Patients One Year Following Bariatric Surgery: A Pilot Study
Pre-op CBT to Reduce the Risk for Development of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Mental Health Interventions in Obesity Management: A Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Preoperative and Postoperative Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of non-pharmacological interventions on depression in obese individuals: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Behaviour change theories and techniques used to inform nutrition interventions for adults undergoing bariatric surgery: A systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions to reduce eating pathology in bariatric surgery patients: a systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Contributing of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Context of Bariatric Surgery: a Review of the Literature.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Feasibility of Online Cognitive-behavioral Group Therapy Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Pilot Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- A Randomized-Controlled Trial Examining Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 18 Month Follow-up Results.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss, Disordered Eating, and Psychological Distress After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Three- and five-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial on the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy before bariatric surgery.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Trial
- An Initial Test of the Efficacy of a Digital Health Intervention for Bariatric Surgery Candidates.Obesity surgery · 2022Trial
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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Usual Care Before Bariatric Surgery: One-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2021Trial
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- Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Eating Behaviors, Affective Symptoms, and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2019Trial
- A Pilot Study on Telephone Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients Six-Months Post-Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2017Trial
- TOWARD: a metabolic health intervention that improves food addiction and binge eating symptoms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Development and evaluation of a shared decision-making system for choosing the type of bariatric surgery.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPsychosocial interventions can improve eating behaviours and psychosocial functioning in bariatric surgery candidates. However, those that involve face-to-face sessions are problematic for individuals with severe obesity due to mobility issues and practical barriers.
objectiveTo examine the efficacy of a pre-operative telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy (Tele-CBT) intervention versus standard pre-operative care for improving eating psychopathology and psychosocial functioning.
methodsPreoperative bariatric surgery patients (N = 47) were randomly assigned to receive standard preoperative care (n = 24) or 6 sessions of Tele-CBT (n = 23).
resultsRetention was 74.5% at post-intervention. Intent-to-treat analyses indicated that the Tele-CBT group reported significant improvements on the Binge Eating Scale (BES), t (22) = 2.81, p = .01, Emotional Eating Scale (EES), t (22) = 3.44, p = .002, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), t (22) = 2.71, p = .01, whereas the standard care control group actually reported significant increases on the EES, t (23) = 4.86, p < .001, PHQ-9, t (23) = 2.75, p = .01, and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), t (23) = 2.93, p = .008 over the same time period.
conclusionsTele-CBT holds promise as a brief intervention for improving eating psychopathology and depression in bariatric surgery candidates.
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