WPF mvvm wizard - wpf

I am implementing WPF MVVM Wizard and I am wondering about the right approach of performing a DoOperation when a new Wizard’s Page (UserControl) is loaded.
The DoOperation is implemented on the MyWizard.ViewModal class while the UserControl Load is happening at the MyWizard.View namespaces.
How can I connect between the UserControl loaded event to the DoOperation api?
I tried the following:
<xmlns:i="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Interactivity;assembly=System.Windows.Interactivity"
<i:Interaction.Triggers>
<i:EventTrigger EventName="Loaded">
<i:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding Path=RunOperation}"/
</i:EventTrigger>
</i:Interaction.Triggers>
RunOperation calls DoOperation.
it doesn’t work, RunOperation is not being called.
This is the right approach or there is a better way to perform an operation at the MyWizard.ViewModal class?

Your approach should work. Have you checked your output console for binding errors? Is RunOperation a command? Is the DataContext of the UserControl already set, when the Loaded event is raised? Have you implemented the triggers like this in your UC?
<UserControl x:Class="..."
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:i="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Interactivity;assembly=System.Windows.Interactivity">
<i:Interaction.Triggers>
<i:EventTrigger EventName="Loaded">
<i:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding Path=RunOperation}"/>
</i:EventTrigger>
</i:Interaction.Triggers>
<Grid>
...
</Grid>
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