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NCT Number: NCT04883268

Focusing on Body Functionality After Bariatric Surgery

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Bariatric Surgery Candidate Body Image

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Expand Your Horizon

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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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in appearance satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    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.

  2. Change in functionality satisfaction over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    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.

  3. Change in body appreciation over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    Body appreciation was assessed using the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores demonstrating higher body appreciation.

  4. Change in body responsiveness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    Body responsiveness was assessed using the Body Responsiveness Questionnaire (BRQ). Scores range from 1-7, with higher scores demonstrating higher body responsiveness.

  5. Change in self-objectification over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in self-esteem over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    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.

  2. Changes in self-kindness over time (pretest, posttest, follow-ups)

    Time frame: Pretest (Day 1), posttest (Day 5), 1-week follow-up (Day 12), 3-month follow-up (Day 95)

    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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maastricht University

Other

Collaborators

  • Dutch Research Council
  • Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 12, 2021
Registry last updated
May 12, 2021

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