Noom Coach for Bariatric Health

Mobile technologies/smartphone applications offer a means to effect behavior change without significant obstacles that typically limit implementation of empirically supported therapies (e.g., in-person sessions); however, rigorous research on apps is limited, and high-quality, adequately powered, randomized controlled trials with large samples are required. As more Americans consider bariatric surgery for the treatment of severe obesity, it is imperative to improve factors influencing suboptimal surgical outcomes (e.g., failure to adhere to diet and exercise recommendations and psychosocial impairment). This study will evaluate the effect of the Noom Coach for Bariatric Health platform in improving standard interventions utilized in bariatric surgery programs.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Enrolled in: (1) the Metabolic, Endocrine, and Minimally Invasive Surgery Division at Mount Sinai and planning to receive a bariatric procedure.

- Between the ages of 18 and 60 at entry to the study.

- Speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Clinically significant cognitive limitations (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence IQ Estimate < 70) or history of developmental disability.

- History of neurological disorder or injury (e.g., seizure disorder or moderate or severe head injury with >10 minutes loss of consciousness).

- Current/lifetime DSM-5 bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychotic disorder.

- Acute suicide risk.

- Current DSM-5 alcohol or substance use disorder.

- Pregnancy.

Conditions:
• Obesity