Clinical trial NCT05460104: Impact of the Use of VERT on Body Image After Bariatric Surgery
Official title: Impact of the Use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Body Image After Bariatric Surgery
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Keywords: Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Body image
Dysmorphophobia
Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-15
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose ot the study is to assess the effectiveness of the use of VERT on improving body image at 12 months in patients who underwent bariatric surgery in the weight stabilization phase (between 18 and 30 months after bariatric) presenting dissatisfaction with their body image compared to standard follow-up in post-bariatric surgery (lack of specific management of body image).

Detailed description: Virtual reality therapy makes it possible to work on the integration of proprioceptive information via the reproduction of environments close to reality and therefore allow the patient to accept his new identity. This tool is used in an increasing number of indications and in particular in the management of dysmorphophobia in patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. In the context of bariatric surgery, only case reports have been published so far. Significant improvements in the body satisfaction scores of patients have been showed, in patients who had undergone bariatric surgery who presented bodily dissatisfaction after 6 weeks of virtual reality. However, larger numbers, longer follow-up periods and more rigorous methodologies are needed to confirm the impact of this practice. The hypothesis of the study is that virtual reality therapy could improve body image in patients who are dissatisfied with their body image after bariatric surgery.

Eligibility criteria: * inclusion criteria: patients who underwent bariatric surgery in the weight stabilization phase (between 18 and 30 months after surgery) presenting dissatisfaction with their body image according to the BSQ (score ≥ 111), to be affiliated to the French social security system. The prior, free and informed consent of the patient shall be obtained.
* exclusion criteria: patients with disabling nausea (Motion Sickness) from previous use of a virtual reality headset, patients who had from post-bariatric reconstructive surgery, epileptic patients, decompensation of a psychiatric pathology

Primary outcomes:
measure: Body Shape Questionnaire
timeFrame: Between inclusion and 12 months after.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change weight
timeFrame: Between inclusion day and Month 3
measure: Change weight
timeFrame: Between Month 6 and Month 12
measure: Body Image Assessment for Obesity questionnaire
timeFrame: Between inclusion day and Month 3
measure: Body Image Assessment for Obesity questionnaire
timeFrame: Between Month 6 and Month 12
measure: Quality of Life, Obesity and Dietetics questionnaire assess quality of life
timeFrame: Between inclusion day and Month 3
measure: Quality of Life, Obesity and Dietetics questionnaire assess quality of life
timeFrame: Between Month 6 and Month 12
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: Between inclusion day and Month 3
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: Between Month 6 and Month 12
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Libourne
country: France
facility: CH de Libourne - Hôpital Robert BOULIN
city: Pessac
country: France
facility: CHU de Bordeaux - Hopital Haut-Lévêque
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