MedTrace Logo

Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) I

NCT04867902 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2026-02-02

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an adapted positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention for physical activity among patients who have recently undergone bariatric surgery.

Conditions

  • Bariatric Surgery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention

Participants will receive a written treatment manual with detailed information about each topic. The intervention consists of 10 weekly phone sessions (30 minutes each). Each session includes a new psychological skill designed to increase positive emotions experienced during physical activity, a motivational skill designed to boost physical activity, and setting a physical activity goal for the next week using information from the Fitbit. A motivational interviewing approach will be used for all topics.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily H Feig, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-29
Primary Completion
2022-06-22
Completion
2022-06-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04867902 on ClinicalTrials.gov