Awareness, Care and Treatment in Obesity Management

Completed

• Conditions: Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder; Obesity
• Interventions: Other: No treatment given

• Registration Number: NCT03235102
• Lead Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess barriers that prevent obesity patients from receiving adequate care for their condition. The non-interventional study will be administered in the form of a 30-minute, cross-sectional, online survey to various respondents. There is no experimentation involved in the process of data collection, and each survey poses minimal human risk.

The study will evaluate lifestyle habits and weight management strategies perceived and/or practiced by each of 3 stakeholders in obesity: Patients (People with obesity), Providers, and Employers. A customized survey will be administered to each of the 3 stakeholders, and data will be analyzed based on respondents' answers.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-27
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-01
• Study Start: 2017-08-03
• Primary Completion: 2017-10-11
• Study Completion: 2017-10-11
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2545

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
People with Obesity	No treatment given	People with obesity, or weight loss patients. Potential respondents will be recruited from various Internet patient panels to participate in a cross-sectional, online survey.
Healthcare Providers	No treatment given	PCPs will include family practitioners; general practitioners; internal medicine; nurse practitioners; and dietitians. Specialists will include endocrinologists and bariatric surgeons, and any of the above if they focus on obesity treatment. Potential respondents will be recruited from various Internet patient panels to participate in a cross-sectional, online survey.
Employers	No treatment given	Employers in Canada. Potential respondents will be recruited from various Internet patient panels to participate in a cross-sectional, online survey.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Awareness associated with the care and management of obesity among people with obesity, clinicians and employers	From the first interview on day 1 until the last interview on day 30	Cross-sectional 30-minute online survey of lifestyle habits and weight management conducted among stakeholders in obesity (clinicians, employers and people with obesity)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site; 🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada