Impact of Hypnosis on Weight Loss in Patients with Bariatric Surgery Failure A Prospective Randomized Open-Label Multi-Center Clinical Trial

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating weight control challenges in patients who have not succeeded in losing weight after bariatric surgery, a common treatment for morbid obesity. This study focuses on patients whose weight loss was less than 50% of their excess weight two years after surgery, considering factors like impulsivity, anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. The goal is to assess whether adding hypnotherapy to standard dietary care can improve weight loss, self-esteem, stress, and anxiety compared to dietary care alone. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: one receiving hypnotherapy combined with dietary monitoring and the other receiving dietary monitoring alone. The hypnotherapy group will attend 10 sessions, each targeting different psychological aspects such as relaxation, emotional management, self-esteem, and self-confidence, including training in self-hypnosis with a USB key for home practice. Dietary advice follows standard care adapted for bariatric surgery patients, focusing on meal fractionation, volume, timing, drinks, and food diversity. Each participant will attend 13 visits over 12 months, including an initial inclusion visit, dietary follow-ups, nine hypnosis sessions (for the experimental group), and two visits to collect outcome data. Researchers will measure changes in weight over 5 months and monitor psychological factors throughout the study. The recruitment period is expected to last 18 months, with ongoing assessments to evaluate the impact of hypnotherapy on weight loss and psychological well-being.

The Impact of the Hypnosis on the Loss of Weight at Patients in Failure of Bariatric Surgery