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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder, Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: No treatment given


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| People with Obesity<br>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<br>* Completion of a questionnaire<br>|
| Healthcare Providers<br>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<br>* Completion of a questionnaire<br>|
| Employer representatives<br>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<br>* Completion of a questionnaire<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |