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



Status:Completed
Conditions:Obesity Weight Loss
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:12/9/2018
Start Date:October 29, 2015
End Date:November 12, 2015

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
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.


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
We found this trial at
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Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Honeoye Falls, New York 14472
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Honeoye Falls, NY
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