Control of eating after bariatric surgery
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Control of eating after bariatric surgery
IRAS ID
219652
Contact name
Kathryn Palmer
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 28 days
Research summary
Obesity is a pressing global health issue. It is treated with bariatric surgery but a significant percentage of people who undergo surgery, despite initial weight loss in the first 12 months, regain their weight in the long term. Uncontrolled eating and disordered eating styles are prevalent in this patient group, cravings are a major predictor of disordered eating. Little is known about how food cravings are experienced by people who have undergone bariatric surgery. Furthermore, little is known about how these experiences might compare between people who have received different forms of surgery (e.g. bypass, banding.) In addition, cravings often involve mental imagery which could provide a target for psychological therapy.
This study aims to record experiences of food cravings and associated mental imagery in people who have received bariatric surgery over 12 months ago, and whether these differ between procedures.
People who have received bariatric surgery over 12 months ago will be recruited by local clinic staff. Participants will complete background questionnaires regarding eating behaviour, mood and mental imagery and basic clinical data will be collected regarding weight and surgical procedures. Participants will then be asked to fill out a short survey each time they experience a food craving over a period of seven days, as close to the event as possible, plus a general questionnaire capturing mood, meal pattern and hunger over the day. This survey will be available digitally via secure Bristol Online Survey or can be completed by paper and pencil.
The data will describe how food cravings are experienced by these patients. The data will also be analysed to look for relationships between food cravings, mental imagery, weight loss, mood, disordered eating and eating patterns. A better understanding of how food cravings are experienced and the relationships between these factors will direct future research to improve service delivery.REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EE/0252
Date of REC Opinion
10 Jul 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion