Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management - An International Observation Among Teens (ACTION Teens)

NCT ID: NCT05013359

Last Updated: 2022-02-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

12987 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-23

Study Completion Date

2021-12-13

Brief Summary

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ACTION Teens is a multinational cross-sectional survey-based study. The study consists of a quantitative online survey to be conducted among three groups of respondents in ten countries worldwide. The respondent population will include Adolescents Living with Obesity (ALwO), Caregivers of ALwO, and HCPs treating adolescents who have obesity.

The goal of this study is to provide insights to drive awareness around the needs of adolescents living with obesity and their caregivers, as well as to identify key areas of misalignment between adolescents, their caregivers and the HCPs involved in obesity treatment and management. ACTION Teens is designed to generate evidence to identify and address these challenges on both a global and local level, extending the insights from the previously conducted ACTION-IO study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Adolescents Living with Obesity (ALwO)

Recruited from online, general population consumer panels

No treatment given

Intervention Type OTHER

No treatment given

Health Care Providers (HCPs)

HCPs treating adolescents who have obesity

No treatment given

Intervention Type OTHER

No treatment given

Caregivers

A parent or legal guardian of an adolescent with obesity

No treatment given

Intervention Type OTHER

No treatment given

Interventions

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No treatment given

No treatment given

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent obtained by parent/legal guardian and ALwO before any study-related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol).
* Male or female, aged 12 to less than 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
* Lives in one of the participating countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Korea, and Taiwan.
* Has a current BMI-for-age (based on self-reported sex, age, height, and weight) greater than or equal to 95th percentile for age and sex based on charts appropriate locally for the country of residence.


* Informed consent before any study-related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol).
* Male or female, age above or equal to 24 years at the time of signing informed consent.
* Lives in one of the participating countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Korea, and Taiwan.
* Has an adolescent in the household with a current BMI-for-age (based on self-reported sex, age, height, and weight) greater than or equal to 95th percentile for age and sex based on charts appropriate locally for the country of residence.
* Resides in the same household as the ALwO at least 50% of the time.
* Is involved in the healthcare decisions of the ALwO.


* Informed consent before any study-related activities (study-related activities are any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol).
* Male or female, age above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
* Is a physician.
* Practices in one of the participating countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Korea, and Taiwan
* In clinical practice more than or equal to 2 years.
* Spends at least 50% of time in direct patient care.
* Has seen/treated at least ten adolescent patients (age 12 to less than 18 years) with obesity in a typical month (defined as BMI-for-age greater than or equal to 95th percentile for age and sex based on charts appropriate locally for the country of residence).

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study.
* Mental incapacity, unwillingness, inability, or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
* Has had significant weight loss or weight gain due to major injury or illness/condition (e.g., cancer, accident, pregnancy) in the past 6 months.
* Considers themselves to be extremely muscular.


* Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study.
* Mental incapacity, unwillingness, inability, or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
* ALwO they care for has had significant weight loss or weight gain due to major injury or illness/condition (e.g., cancer, accident, pregnancy) in the past 6 months.
* Considers the ALwO they care for to be extremely muscular.


* Previous participation in this study. Participation is defined as having given informed consent in this study.
* Mental incapacity, unwillingness, inability, or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or cooperation.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novo Nordisk A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Transparency (dept. 1452)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novo Nordisk A/S

Locations

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Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Sydney, , Australia

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Bogotá, , Colombia

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Mexico City, , Mexico

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Riyadh, , Saudi Arabia

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Gatwick, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Australia Colombia Italy Mexico Saudi Arabia South Korea Spain Taiwan Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Kwok C, Bentley N, Curran J, Lister N, Truby H, Baur LA. Misaligned Attitudes and Perceptions Among Adolescents Living With Obesity, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals: ACTION Teens Australia Survey Study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2025 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70146. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40657891 (View on PubMed)

Halford JCG, Brown A, Clare K, Ells LJ, Ghosh A, Giri D, Hughes C, Senniappan S. Insights from the ACTION Teens Study: a survey of adolescents living with obesity, their caregivers and healthcare professionals in the UK. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 23;14(7):e086391. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086391.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39043586 (View on PubMed)

Maffeis C, Busetto L, Wasniewska M, Di Pauli D, Maccora C, Lenzi A. Perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors among adolescents living with obesity, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in Italy: the ACTION Teens study. Eat Weight Disord. 2024 May 8;29(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s40519-024-01663-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38717596 (View on PubMed)

Mooney V, Baur LA, Bereket A, Bin-Abbas B, Chen W, Fernandez-Aranda F, Nieto NG, Lopez Siguero JP, Maffeis C, Osorto CK, Reynoso R, Rhie YJ, Toro-Ramos M, Halford JC. The views of teenagers with obesity, their caregivers, and doctors: a plain language summary of the ACTION Teens global survey. J Comp Eff Res. 2023 Jan;12(1):e220164. doi: 10.2217/cer-2022-0164. Epub 2022 Oct 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36264113 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U1111-1262-1190

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DAS-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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