A Preoperative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Program Based on Self-determination Theory for Bariatric Surgery Candidates (ACRoBAT)

December 18, 2025 updated by: Lille Catholic University

Evaluation of a Preoperative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Program Based on Self-determination Theory for Bariatric Surgery Candidates : an Open-label Controlled, Randomized, Superiority Study

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a pre-surgical intervention program based on Cognitive and Behavioural Emotional Therapies, on the degree of dietary restriction of patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery in order to increase the long-term effectiveness of this kind of surgery

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

94

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

  • France
    • Haits de France
      • Lomme, Haits de France, France, 59
        • • Lille Catholic University Hospital Group, Saint Philibert Hospital

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 to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient starting a preparation for bariatric surgery in the endocrinology department at St Philibert Hospital
  • 18 ≤Age≤60 years
  • Patient meeting the criteria of the High Authority of Health (HAS) for the agreement of a bariatric treatment
  • Patient affiliated to the social security
  • Patient giving informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Low level of comprehension of French
  • Pregnant women
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship.

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
Experimental: Patients in preparation for bariatric surgery
Patients in preparation for bariatric surgery in the endocrinology department will follow a cognitive behavioural therapy
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
5 group sessions (2h30/session) before the surgery
No Intervention: Control group
Standard practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) score
Time Frame: One year after therapy
The EDE-Q is a 28 item self-report questionnaire. It concerns behaviors over a 28-day time period and retains the scoring system of 0-6: 0 = behaviour was absent and 6 = behaviour was present daily or to an extreme degree
One year after therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Lille Catholic University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Cynthia CHEROUTRE, GHICL

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 5, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 5, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 10, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 4, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

June 6, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

December 24, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RC-P0061

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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