Psychological Symptoms Among Adolescents Enrolled in a Bariatric Surgery Program
Completed
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
This study will examine the interaction of psychological factors and serious overweight to determine if particular patterns of psychological symptoms are helpful in predicting outcomes of weight loss surgery. Patients from the Center of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery (CABS) program at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian will be asked to participate in a longitudinal prospective study of psychopathology among severely obese adolescents. Additionally, the psychological symptoms of this group will be compared to other treatment-seeking obese adolescents. The investigators hypothesize that: 1. Adolescents receiving bariatric surgery will demonstrate significant reductions in body weight, eating pathology, and other symptoms after receiving bariatric surgery. 2. Adolescents enrolled in the bariatric surgery program will report more psychological problems than other treatment-seeking obese adolescents.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01079377
- Run by
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- People needed
- 150
- Starts
- 2010-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-01-05
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-23
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- enrolled in the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery (CABS) at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian
- entered the CABS program between the ages of 12 and 17, between the ages of 12 and 18 when entering the study
- adolescents speak English
- parents speak English or Spanish
You may not qualify if…
- DSM-IV Diagnosis of Mild, Moderate, or Severe Mental Retardation (e.g., IQ < 70)
- CONTROL GROUP (obese treatment-seeking adolescents)
- Inclusion Criteria:
- enrolled in the Maxcor Program for Overweight Education and Reduction (POWER) Program
- Between the ages of 14 and 18
- adolescents speak English
- parents speak English or Spanish
- Exclusion Criteria:
- DSM-IV Diagnosis of Mild, Moderate, or Severe Mental Retardation (e.g., IQ < 70)
- CONTROL GROUP (normal-weight adolescents)
- Inclusion Criteria:
- body mass index between 25th and 85th percentile for sex
- between the ages of 14 and 18
- adolescents speak English
- parents speak English
- Exclusion Criteria:
- DSM-IV Diagnosis of Mild, Moderate, or Severe Mental Retardation (e.g., IQ < 70)
Where it is running
- New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States
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