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

NCT03223493 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: INS-4409U1111-1198-9657
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,767
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder; Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Awareness with the care and management of obesity among people with obesity

  Data is collected via online questionnaires using a cross-sectional, US-based stratified sample design

  Start of interviews day 1 until day 15

• Awareness with the care and management of obesity among health care providers

  Data is collected via online questionnaires using a cross-sectional, US-based stratified sample design

  Start of interviews day 1 until day 15

• Awareness with the care and management of obesity among employer representatives

  Data is collected via online questionnaires using a cross-sectional, US-based stratified sample design

  Start of interviews day 1 until day 15

Study Arms (3)

People with Obesity

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

Other: No treatment given

Healthcare Providers

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

Other: No treatment given

Employer representatives

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

Other: No treatment given

Interventions

No treatment given OTHER

Completion of a questionnaire

Employer representatives; Healthcare Providers; People with Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• \- None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Novo Nordisk A/S: lead

Study Sites (1)

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Honeoye Falls, New York, 14472, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Kaplan LM, Golden A, Jinnett K, Kolotkin RL, Kyle TK, Look M, Nadglowski J, O'Neil PM, Parry T, Tomaszewski KJ, Stevenin B, Lilleore SK, Dhurandhar NV. Perceptions of Barriers to Effective Obesity Care: Results from the National ACTION Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Jan;26(1):61-69. doi: 10.1002/oby.22054. Epub 2017 Oct 31.

  PMID: 29086529 RESULT

• Jinnett K, Kyle T, Parry T, Stevenin B, Ramasamy A; ACTION Steering Group. Insights into the Role of Employers Supporting Obesity Management in People with Obesity: Results of the National ACTION Study. Popul Health Manag. 2019 Aug;22(4):308-314. doi: 10.1089/pop.2018.0133. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

  PMID: 30383482 RESULT

• Look M, Kolotkin RL, Dhurandhar NV, Nadglowski J, Stevenin B, Golden A. Implications of differing attitudes and experiences between providers and persons with obesity: results of the national ACTION study. Postgrad Med. 2019 Jun;131(5):357-365. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1620616. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

  PMID: 31155994 RESULT

• Dhurandhar NV, Kyle T, Stevenin B, Tomaszewski K; ACTION Steering Group. Predictors of weight loss outcomes in obesity care: results of the national ACTION study. BMC Public Health. 2019 Oct 30;19(1):1422. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7669-1.

  PMID: 31666040 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nutrition Disorders; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Overweight; Overnutrition; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2017
• First Posted: July 21, 2017
• Study Start: October 29, 2015
• Primary Completion: November 12, 2015
• Study Completion: November 12, 2015
• Last Updated: July 19, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)