Does Text Message Support After Discharge Improve Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery? A Randomised Trial.

October 26, 2017 updated by: Andrew MacCormick, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Does Text Message Support After Discharge Improve Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery? A Randomised Trial and Sub-study of the BOBS Study (Better Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether text message support after discharge from a bariatric service improves outcomes following bariatric surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

110

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • New Zealand
      • Auckland, New Zealand
        • Counties Manukau District Health Board

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients who have had a sleeve gastrectomy 18 months ago and are attending the discharge follow-up appointment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not have the ability to receive text messages
  • Patients who do not understand written English

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Standard care
Patients are discharged from the bariatric service at 18 months after surgery.
Experimental: Standard care with text message support
Patients are discharged from the bariatric service at 18 months after surgery but receive a daily text message for one year.
Other: Daily text message of support

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percent of excess weight lost
Time Frame: Twelve months
Twelve months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS)
Time Frame: Twelve months
Twelve months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of re-referrals to the bariatric clinic
Time Frame: Twelve months
Twelve months
Cost comparison
Time Frame: Twelve months
Very basic cost comparison will be performed by calculating the cost of each intervention and comparing them. Items included in the cost analysis will be the cost of text messaging and the costs incurred if patients in the study were reviewed by the bariatric team after re-referral.
Twelve months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Collaborators

Health Research Council, New Zealand

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrew D MacCormick, MBChB, PhD, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Principal Investigator: Melanie Lauti, MBChB, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 19, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 27, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 26, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BOBSRCT01

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