Awareness, Care and Treatment in Obesity Management

NCT03235102 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: INS-4411U1111-1199-1902
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,545
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder; Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Awareness associated with the care and management of obesity among people with obesity, clinicians and employers

  Cross-sectional 30-minute online survey of lifestyle habits and weight management conducted among stakeholders in obesity (clinicians, employers and people with obesity)

  From the first interview on day 1 until the last interview on day 30

Study Arms (3)

People with Obesity

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.

Other: No treatment given

Healthcare Providers

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.

Other: No treatment given

Employers

Employers in Canada. Potential respondents will be recruited from various Internet patient panels to participate in a cross-sectional, online survey.

Other: No treatment given

Interventions

No treatment given OTHER

Completion of a survey

Employers; 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

Study Population

All respondents will be recruited from the OMR Globus healthcare panel (http://www.omrglobus.com/). The OMR Globus panel is an opt-in panel, in which respondents join with the understanding they would complete periodic surveys. Members of this panel are not associated with any specific site or organization. Recruitment of these respondents is based on voluntary participation; invitations are sent to the personal e-mail accounts of each respondent.

You may qualify if:

• Practice in Canada
• 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 affiliated with Pharmaceutical, Market Research (MR) or Advertising Firms
• PCP - Physician, RN / NP / LPN, or PA, Dietitians
• PCP - Specialty is FP, IM, GP
• Obesity Specialist - Physician, RN / NP / LPN, or PA
• Obesity Specialist - Specialty is FP, IM, GP, endocrinology, bariatrics, or bariatric surgery
• Obesity Specialist - Currently practice as an obesity medicine or weight loss management specialist
• Age at least 18 years
• Lives in Canada
• Recruitment will target a nationally representative Canada sample. Demographic indicators will be monitored throughout recruitment.
• Current BMI 30 kg/sqm or greater, not extremely fit/body building

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Novo Nordisk A/S: lead

Study Sites (1)

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sharma AM, Belanger A, Carson V, Krah J, Langlois MF, Lawlor D, Lepage S, Liu A, Macklin DA, MacKay N, Pakseresht A, Pedersen SD, Ramos Salas X, Vallis M. Perceptions of barriers to effective obesity management in Canada: Results from the ACTION study. Clin Obes. 2019 Oct;9(5):e12329. doi: 10.1111/cob.12329. Epub 2019 Jul 11.

  PMID: 31294535 RESULT

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 27, 2017
• First Posted: August 1, 2017
• Study Start: August 3, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 11, 2017
• Study Completion: October 11, 2017
• Last Updated: July 19, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

CA (1)