Effects of EMDR Therapy in Patients With Severe Obesity

NCT ID: NCT03555110

Last Updated: 2019-10-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-02

Brief Summary

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The aims of the study are to perform psychological intervention using EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) in the preoperative period, evaluate the personality of each patient through the PFB test (Personality Factor Battery Test) at different times, compare the results obtained in the PFB test at different times of application and verify the existence of changes in the five major Personality Factors: Neuroticism, Extroversion, Socialization, Realization and Openness.

Detailed Description

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Obesity is a multi-factorial disease requiring a multi-professional approach. Psychological causes also contribute to the development and maintenance of obesity. Traumatic experiences may be a risk factor for it as well. Emotional issues of obese patient often interfere with the results of bariatric surgery, where a large number of bariatric patients regain the weight or change symptoms.

The aim of the Effects of EMDR therapy with Severe Obesity Bariatric Surgery Patients randomized controlled trial is to determine the effects of 11 sessions of EMDR therapy, prior to surgery as compared to a control group. The Big Five personality factors will be used to evaluate the results. Both groups of patients will complete the Factorial Personality Battery, before the surgery, and 6 months and 12 months following bariatric surgery.

The initial hypothesis is that EMDR therapy will provide sufficient changes after surgery in the personality dynamics of obese patients, which will in turn favor emotional balance and weight maintenance as compared to the control group.

Conditions

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Obesity Emotional Trauma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Controlled Group

30 morbid obese patients, 30 to 55 years old, submitted to Personality Factor Battery Test (PFB Test) during the study with the same frequency and criteria of the group of EMDR .

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Personality Factor Battery Test (PFB Test)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychological instrument built for personality evaluation from the model of the Five Great Factors (FGF), that includes the following dimensions: Neuroticism, Extroversion, Socialization, Effort / Commitment), focusing on the component of the aspects of Neuroticism.

EMDR Group

30 morbid obese patients, 30 to 55 years old, submitted to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) during the study with the frequency of Twelve sessions, including:

* Three evaluation and preparation sessions,
* Eight EMDR sessions weekly with variable length of 60 minutes and
* One closing session. The total intervention time will be about 3 (three) months. After the end of the 12 sessions of EMDR therapy, the patient will be evaluated again individually to verify the existence of change in PFB test results about the 5 big factors. The instrument will also be reapplied three months, twelve months and thirty-six months after bariatric surgery.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

It is a psychotherapeutic approach effective on treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is an intervention that allows the desensitization of negative emotions from traumatic experiences.This therapy modifies memories that have been processed non-adaptively and become painful and dysfunctional memories. During the procedure, the patient is encouraged to move the eyes from side to side, associating these movements with a "target" situation, previously defined at the beginning of the session. The ocular movements can be replaced by tactile or sonorous stimuli. The series of stimuli must continue until the memory of the traumatic event can be reprocessed adaptively, that is, without the emotional, negative or painful process associated with that memory.

Interventions

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Personality Factor Battery Test (PFB Test)

Psychological instrument built for personality evaluation from the model of the Five Great Factors (FGF), that includes the following dimensions: Neuroticism, Extroversion, Socialization, Effort / Commitment), focusing on the component of the aspects of Neuroticism.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

It is a psychotherapeutic approach effective on treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is an intervention that allows the desensitization of negative emotions from traumatic experiences.This therapy modifies memories that have been processed non-adaptively and become painful and dysfunctional memories. During the procedure, the patient is encouraged to move the eyes from side to side, associating these movements with a "target" situation, previously defined at the beginning of the session. The ocular movements can be replaced by tactile or sonorous stimuli. The series of stimuli must continue until the memory of the traumatic event can be reprocessed adaptively, that is, without the emotional, negative or painful process associated with that memory.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* both sexes
* BMI between 40 Kg/m2 and 50 Kg/m2
* ages between 30 and 55 years,
* minimum level of Elementary School, previously evaluated psychologically by the Psychology Service - University of São Paulo Medical School

Exclusion Criteria

* history of severe personality disorders: psychotic symptoms or schizophrenia; bipolar disorder or dementia - groups A and B (DSM - IV);
* patients who present severe dissociative disorders (score above 25%), evaluated through the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES);
* patients with heart problems and current pregnancy, with information obtained through the participants' reports.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Roberto de Cleva

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Roberto De Cleva

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP

Locations

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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP

São Paulo, , Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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Roberto de Cleva

Role: CONTACT

55 11 999774502

Vivian Stipp

Role: CONTACT

55 11 986206060

Facility Contacts

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Roberto de Cleva

Role: primary

55 11 999774502

Vivian Stipp

Role: backup

55 11 986206060

References

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Alvarez J, Pavao J, Baumrind N, Kimerling R. The relationship between child abuse and adult obesity among california women. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jul;33(1):28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.02.036.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17572308 (View on PubMed)

Cordas TA, Lopes Filho AP, Segal A. [Eating disorder and bariatric surgery: a case report]. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2004 Aug;48(4):564-71. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27302004000400019. Epub 2005 Mar 7. Portuguese.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15761522 (View on PubMed)

Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, Williamson DF, Spitz AM, Edwards V, Koss MP, Marks JS. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Am J Prev Med. 1998 May;14(4):245-58. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(98)00017-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9635069 (View on PubMed)

Perkonigg A, Owashi T, Stein MB, Kirschbaum C, Wittchen H-U. Posttraumatic stress disorder and obesity: evidence for a risk association. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jan;36(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.026. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18976880 (View on PubMed)

Shapiro, F. Dessensibilização e Reprocessamento Através de Movimentos Oculares: Princípios Básicos, Protocolos e Procedimentos. (2a. ed.) - Brasília: Nova Temática, 2007

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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78695317.3.0000.0068

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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