Status:

UNKNOWN

Tele-BARICARE to Manage COVID-19-Related Distress

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto Metropolitan University

Conditions:

Obesity

Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Over 60% of Canadians are overweight or obese and more than half have a history of a mental illness. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for people living with obesity to manage th...

Detailed Description

Background: High-risk patient populations, such as those with chronic or pre-existing medical conditions, including obesity, have experienced worsening mental health, distress and eating behaviours as...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • post-operative adult bariatric patients (men, women and gender diverse individuals)
  • fluent in English
  • have internet access to complete online questionnaires
  • meet a threshold of ≥ 5 on the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item scale (PHQ-9)24, a measure of depressive symptoms, or ≥ 18 on the Binge Eating Scale (BES)26, a common measure of dysregulated eating in this patient population

Exclusion

  • current active suicidal ideation
  • current poorly controlled medical illness or psychiatric illness that would render Tele-CBT very difficult (e.g., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder)
  • active COVID-19 infection as it may cause neuropsychiatric symptoms that impact treatment engagement and confound study outcomes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 6 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05258578

Start Date

October 6 2022

End Date

March 1 2024

Last Update

May 18 2023

Active Locations (4)

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1

The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4K7

2

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 6V4

3

Humber River Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3M 0B2

4

Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8