ACTION International Obesity Perceptions Survey
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management - An International Observation (ACTION-IO)
IRAS ID
246848
Contact name
Jason C.G. Halford
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Novo Nordisk
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
U1111-1209-6406, UTN
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 12 days
Research summary
Awareness, Care & Treatment in Obesity Management - An International Observation (ACTION IO)
With the overall aims of better understanding, facilitating, and aligning obesity management, the ACTION-IO study is designed to generate evidence to identify and address these challenges on a global level, extending the insights from the previously conducted U.S. and Canadian ACTION studies.
The ACTION-IO study is a multinational cross-sectional quantitative online survey conducted among physicians treating obesity and people with obesity. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the barriers to seeking and receiving medical care and management for obesity, guide collaborative action to improve care, education, and support for people with obesity (PWO) and health care professionals (HCP) treating obesity, better understand the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs about obesity among people with obesity and health care professionals, and identify unmet needs for PWO and HCP in managing people with obesity.
The study will be conducted in twelve countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Japan, South Korea. The respondent population will include n=16,500 People with Obesity as identified by BMI via self-reported height and weight, and screened from a stratified general population sample, and n=3,200 Health Care Professionals of select specialties who meet a minimum threshold of patients per month seen or treated for obesity. The surveys are expected to take approximately 25 minutes to complete and will be unique for People with obesity and health care professionals yet contain overlapping questions and themes for comparison. Data collection will take place between August and October 2018 and analysis will be performed using descriptive statistics.
It is hoped the results of this study will inform people with obesity and health care professionals globally and facilitate better management of obesity as a chronic disease.REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1589
Date of REC Opinion
5 Sep 2018
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion