Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
ACTION China is a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, and exploratory survey-based study without collection of laboratory data. The study is not related to any specific treatment options or pharmaceutical product. Collection of data will be performed via quantitative online survey by a third-party vendor. The goal of this study is to provide insights to drive awareness around the needs of People Living with Obesity (PLwO) and Health Care Professionals (HCPs) involved in obesity treatment and management.
Interventions
OTHERno treatment given
People / Person Living with Obesity (PLwO) Health Care Professionals (HCPs)
Sponsors
Novo Nordisk A/S
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
PLwO: 1. Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol). 2. Male or female, aged above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent 3. Lives in mainland China and is native Chinese 4. Current BMI based on self-reported height and weight of at least 28 kg/m\^2 as per mainland China definition of obesity(16) (calculated using an algorithm within the survey instrument) HCPs: 1. Informed consent obtained before any study related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording/collection of data according to the protocol) 2. Male or female, aged greather than or equal to18 years at the time of signing informed consent. 3. Physician with a license to practice 4. Specialty is not surgeon (including general, bariatric or plastic surgeon) 5. Practices in mainland China with at least 5 years in clinical practice 6. Spends at least 50% of time in direct patient care (as opposed to surgical procedures, office procedures or research/administrative tasks) 7. Has seen at least 100 patients in the past month 8. Has seen at least 10 patients needing weight management (defined as a patient with a BMI greather than or equal to28 kg/m\^2 with or without comorbidities) in the past month
Exclusion criteria
PLwO 1\. Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given online consent in this study 2. Currently pregnant 3. Participates in intense fitness or body building programs 4. Has had significant, unintentional weight loss (due to major injury, illness, etc) in the past 6 months 5. Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation HCPs 1. Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study. 2. Unwillingness, inability, or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree to which healthcare and society is meeting needs of PLwO | Day 1-day of survey | 5-point Likert scales: 1: Not at all meeting the needs 5: Completely meeting the needs |
| Weight loss motivators | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| PLwO / participants who made serious weight loss effort | Day 1-day of survey | Percentage of participants |
| Response to/evaluation of weight loss discussion according to predefined list of values | Day 1-day of survey | Single selection from defined list 1. Not at all helpful 2. A little helpful 3. Somewhat helpful 4. Very helpful 5. Extremely helpful |
| Effective weight loss methods | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Obesity attitudes | Day 1-day of survey | 5-point Likert scales: 1: Do not agree at all 5: Completely agree |
| Attitudes toward prescription weight loss medication and surgery | Day 1-day of survey | 5-point Likert scales: 1: Do not agree at all 5: Completely agree |
| Agreement with predefined Obesity and weight management measures | Day 1-day of survey | 5-point Likert scales: 1: Do not agree at all 5: Completely agree |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weight loss barriers | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Top factors for improving weight loss outcomes | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Types of weight management goals | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Most helpful information for participants for weight loss | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Responsibility for improving health of PLwO (rank of individuals/organizations in order of their responsibility) | Day 1-day of survey | Rank of multi-selection from defined list of individuals/organizations in order of their responsibility. Ranks 1 - 3 where 1 means most responsible and 3 means least responsible |
| Most helpful support for weight loss | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
| Effectiveness of guidelines for treating obesity | Day 1-day of survey | 5-point Likert scales: 1. Not at all effective 2. A little effective 3. Somewhat effective 4. Very effective 5. Extremely effective |
| Ways participants receive information on weight loss management | Day 1-day of survey | Multi-selection from defined list |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed