Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management - An International Observation
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Other: No treatment given
- Registration Number
- NCT03584191
- Lead Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 17287
- 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)
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Health Care Professionals No treatment given Health Care Professionals include primary care physicians and specialists who treat patients with obesity. People with Obesity No treatment given General population - potential participants will be recruited using various and numerous general population as appropriate in each country.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effective weight loss methods Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Response to weight loss discussions Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Single Item Selection
Weight loss motivators Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Obesity attitudes 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)
Proportion of PwO / patients who made serious weight loss effort Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Numeric Response
Attitudes toward prescription weight loss medication and surgery 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)
Weight loss barriers 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)
Obesity and weight management 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)
Degree to which healthcare and society is meeting needs of people with obesity 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Most helpful information for patients for weight loss Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Responsibility for improving health of people with obesity Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Most helpful support for weight loss Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Effectiveness of guidelines for treating obesity 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)
Top factors for improving weight loss outcomes Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Ranking Exercise
Types of weight management goals Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Ways you receive information on weight loss management Start of interviews day 1 until end of data collection day 90 Online questionnaire - Multiple Item Selection
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
🇬🇧Gatwick, United Kingdom