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NCT Number: NCT03584191

Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management - An International Observation

The purpose of this survey is to collect the data on perceptions, behaviours and awareness related to obesity and obesity management for People with Obesity (PwO) and Health Care Professionals (HCP) treating obesity. Data will be collected via online surveys among each of the respondent groups. The surveys are expected to take approximately 25 minutes to complete and will be unique for PwO and HCP. As a cross-sectional study, there will be no treatment of patients.

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Key information

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

- PEOPLE WITH OBESITY - Age at least 18 years, both males and females - On-line consent to participate in study - Lives in one of the participating countries: Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Japan, South Korea - Current Body Mass Index (BMI) (based on self-reported height and weight) greater than or equal to 30 kg/sqm in Italy, Spain, UK, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE; current BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/sqm in Japan and South Korea - HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - Physician - Specialty is NOT plastic surgeon, general surgeon, or bariatric surgeon - Practices in one of the participating countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Japan, South Korea - In practice at least 2 years - Spends at least 70 percent of time in direct patient care - Has seen at least 100 patients in past month - Has seen at least 10 patients in past month needing weight management defined as: a patient with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/sqm with or without comorbidities. (BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/sqm in Japan and South Korea) Exclusion Criteria: - PEOPLE WITH OBESITY - Declines to provide income - Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given online consent in this study - Declines to provide race / ethnicity (in applicable countries) - Currently pregnant - Participates in intense fitness or body building programs - Has had significant, unintentional weight loss (due to major injury, illness, etc.) in the past 6 months

Treatment and study plan

No treatment given

Other

Completion of a survey

Primary outcomes

  1. Weight loss motivators

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  2. Proportion of PwO / patients who made serious weight loss effort

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Numeric Response

  3. Response to weight loss discussions

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Single Item Selection

  4. Effective weight loss methods

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  5. Obesity attitudes

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - End-anchored 5-point Likert agreement scale (from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

  6. Attitudes toward prescription weight loss medication and surgery

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - End-anchored 5-point Likert agreement scale (from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

  7. Weight loss barriers

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - End-anchored 5-point Likert agreement scale(from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

  8. Obesity and weight management

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - End-anchored 5-point Likert agreement scale(from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

  9. Degree to which healthcare and society is meeting needs of people with obesity

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - End-anchored 5-point Likert needs scale(from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Top factors for improving weight loss outcomes

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Ranking Exercise

  2. Types of weight management goals

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  3. Most helpful information for patients for weight loss

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  4. Responsibility for improving health of people with obesity

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  5. Most helpful support for weight loss

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

  6. Effectiveness of guidelines for treating obesity

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Fully-anchored 5-point Likert scale (from "1", do not agree at all, to "5" completely agree)

  7. Ways you receive information on weight loss management

    Time frame: Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90

    Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novo Nordisk A/S

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management - An International Observation (ACTION-IO)

Acronym: ACTION-IO

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jul 12, 2018
Registry last updated
May 24, 2019

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