Evaluating the TEAM-ED Program for Managing Disordered Eating After Weight Loss Surgery in Adults in Nova Scotia

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the Treatment and Evaluation for After Metabolic Surgery with Eating Disorders TEAM-ED program, which offers streamlined access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment through an interdisciplinary team approach. This program is designed to manage disordered eating in adults who have recently undergone weight loss surgery in Nova Scotia. The study aims to determine if this program can be effectively implemented and assess its reach, effectiveness, adoption by clinicians, and consistency of delivery. The TEAM-ED program involves regular online screening for disordered eating every 3 months post-surgery until participants reach 18 months after their weight loss surgery. Those who screen positive are referred to the Nova Scotia Provincial Eating Disorder Service for standard treatment, which includes brief cognitive behavioral therapy and oversight by specialists in weight loss surgery and eating disorders. The study collects standard outcome measures at the start, during treatment, after treatment, and at follow-up visits. Participants may also take part in interviews about their experience with the program. Participants will complete questionnaires online multiple times over the 18 months following surgery to monitor disordered eating symptoms and other related outcomes. Researchers will review changes in eating disorder symptoms, anxiety, depression, psychosocial impairment, and weight at several points during and after treatment. The study also monitors program engagement, treatment initiation rates, and satisfaction with the program. The total participation lasts up to 18 months post-surgery, with data collected at various intervals throughout this period.

Implementing an Interdisciplinary Eating Disorder Screening and Treatment Program for Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients in Nova Scotia