Can hypnosis help when Weight-Loss surgery fails?

NCT ID NCT03485469

Completed Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial investigates whether adding hypnosis sessions to standard dietary monitoring can help people lose weight after bariatric surgery has not worked. About 25% of patients do not achieve lasting weight loss from surgery alone. The study enrolls 60 adults aged 18-65 with obesity who have failed bariatric surgery and cannot have a second surgery. Participants receive 10 hypnosis sessions focused on relaxation, emotional management, and self-esteem, alongside usual dietary care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: hypnosis sessions
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a non-surgical option to help patients who did not lose enough weight after bariatric surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Hypnosis may not lead to significant weight loss for all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BARIATRIC SURGERY OBESITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

CHR Saint Pierre - maladies métaboliques

La Réunion, France
Cécile GODEL

Montpellier, France
Orléans University Hospital

Orléans, France
Reims University Hospital

Reims, France
Toulouse University Hospital

Toulouse, France

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