Awareness, Care & Treatment in Obesity Management (ACTION) Study

Novo Nordisk

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder; Obesity

Treatments: Other: No treatment given

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03223493

INS-4409

U1111-1198-9657 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The ACTION (Awareness, Care, and Treatment In Obesity management) study aims to identify perceptions, attitudes, behaviours, and potential barriers to effective obesity care across three respondent types: 1) People with Obesity, 2) Healthcare Providers and 3) Employer Representatives in the US. Data is collected via online surveys using a cross-sectional, US-based stratified sample design.

Enrollment: 3,767 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• GENERAL POPULATION
• Agrees to AE reporting
• Age at least 18 years
• Lives in the US
• Current BMI at least 30 kg/sqm
• HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
• Agrees to AE reporting
• Physician and board certified or NP/PA
• Facility located in the U.S. and not Vermont
• Spends at least 70% of time in direct patient care
• Seen at least 100 patients in past month
• Seen at least 10 patients in past month needing weight management
• In practice 2-35 years
• Not competitively employed
• Primary Care Providers
• Specialty is FP, IM, GP
• Less than 50% patients seen for obesity
• Obesity Specialists
• Obesity medicine or weight loss specialist or at least 50% of patients seen for obesity
• In practice 2-35 years
• EMPLOYERS
• Age at least 18 years
• Works in the US
• Director, Administrator, CHRO, VP or other title
• Responsible for making or influencing decisions about health insurance or health and wellness programs
• Company employs 500 or more full-time employees
• Believes there is a weight issue at their company
• Not competitively employed

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

3,767 participants in 3 patient groups

People with Obesity

Description:

General population, respondents are recruited via email and/or phone through an online panel company with which respondents have provided permission to be contacted for research

Treatment:

Other: No treatment given

Healthcare Providers

Description:

Health care professionals, respondents will be recruited via email, USPS mail, and/or phone through an online panel company with which respondents have provided permission to be contacted for research purposes or through the AMA Masterfile

Treatment:

Other: No treatment given

Employer representatives

Description:

Employers, respondents will be recruited via email, USPS mail, and/or phone through an online panel company with which respondents have provided permission to be contacted for research purposes

Treatment:

Other: No treatment given