Quality of Life and Body Image in Women Underwent Thighplasty

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01453231

Enrollment

Registered

2011-10-17

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2013-01-31

Last updated

2013-05-29

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

bariatric surgery, plastic surgery, thigh, obesity, body image, quality of life

Brief summary

Obesity is a chronic disease now considered a major public health concern in the global context, as it causes or exacerbates many diseases limitations in providing quality of life and higher treatment costs. The increase in the number of patients undergoing bariatric surgery and the excess skin and subcutaneous tissue adjacent to slimming collaborate in the search for growth by plastic surgery. Currently several techniques of thighplasty has been submitted but no studies were found that evaluated the characteristic clinical and emotional resulting from this procedure. This study has as a goal to evaluate the body image and quality of life in women submitted to thighplasty.

Detailed description

The patients have been evaluated for two different questionnaires, the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination (BDDE) and Impact Weight on Quality of Life - Lite (IWQoL-Lite). The sample consists of 50 patients with the desire to undergo to the thighplasty. However 25 are from study group and 25 control group. Just the study group was undergoing plastic surgery. The questionnaires have applied by signing the consent form, after 3 and 6 months both groups. This study is a clinical trial, control, primary, longitudinal, no random, analytical, held in a single center.

Interventions

PROCEDUREthighplasty

Plastic surgery of thigh

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

35 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* abdominoplasty previous * control of systemic disease * Adults at the age of 35 and 50 years old * had reached massive weight loss less by bariatric surgery or similar than 30 kg/m2 for a minimum of 12 months or more. * gender: female * For control group: it supposed to be on the waiting list for thighplasty * For study group:they are supposed to be scheduled for thighplasty

Exclusion criteria

* illiterate * pregnant women and/or women who have been nursing for one year or less * non-controled of systemic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
questionnaire about quality of life and body image	during 6 months	The Questionnaires are apply three times, each 3 months, and until 6 months.

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026