Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy, Text messaging, Weight loss, BAROS, Follow-up care
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether text message support after discharge from a bariatric service improves outcomes following bariatric surgery.
Interventions
OTHERDaily text message of support
Sponsors
Health Research Council, New Zealand
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All patients who have had a sleeve gastrectomy 18 months ago and are attending the discharge follow-up appointment
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who do not have the ability to receive text messages * Patients who do not understand written English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percent of excess weight lost | Twelve months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) | Twelve months |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of re-referrals to the bariatric clinic | Twelve months | — |
| Cost comparison | Twelve months | Very basic cost comparison will be performed by calculating the cost of each intervention and comparing them. Items included in the cost analysis will be the cost of text messaging and the costs incurred if patients in the study were reviewed by the bariatric team after re-referral. |
Countries
New Zealand
Outcome results
None listed