Remotely Delivered Behavioral Help to Keep Weight Off After Bariatric Surgery

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What this research studies

This project tests a remote, acceptance-based behavioral intervention for individuals who are 6 to 48 months out from bariatric surgery and have regained more than 5% of their weight. Participants will be randomly assigned to ABTi or a control condition and followed for 12 months, with assessments at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. The study looks at weight outcomes, eating behaviors, physical activity, and medical conditions, and also explores how the intervention works by examining proposed active ingredients and how internal states relate to eating behavior. By testing whether ABTi changes how people respond to hunger, cravings, urges, and negative feelings, the researchers hope to identify mechanisms that lead to better weight maintenance after surgery.

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Where this research is happening

• Temple Univ of the Commonwealth
  Philadelphia, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Sarwer, David B — Temple Univ of the Commonwealth
• Study coordinator: Sarwer, David B

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About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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