Characterization of Vietnamese Patients With Obesity at Outpatient Clinics

NCT ID: NCT05916482

Last Updated: 2024-11-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 502 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-07-14
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-31

Brief Summary

In the past three decades, obesity has emerged insurmountably, not only in affluent nations but also in many low- and middle-income countries worldwide. It has been linked to various non-communicable diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, stroke, colorectal cancer, and many other chronic conditions, such as musculoskeletal disorders, putting tremendous pressure on healthcare systems and the socio-economy. The Asia and Pacific region harbors the highest absolute number of people with overweight and obese, amounting to approximately 1 billion. In Southeast Asia, the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased by almost 40% between 1990 and 2013. Although Vietnam has the lowest percentage of obese adults in the region (about 3.6%), we experienced a 38% increase in the number of obese people between 2010-2014, much higher than that in the University Kingdom and the United States (10% and 8% correspondingly). However, the problem is underestimated by not only healthcare professionals but also patients with obesity. These alarms underscore the necessity of implementing a comprehensive assessment and more focused and practical strategies for addressing obesity in Vietnam, where data has been limited. Therefore, our research has two arms: (1) characterization of patients with obesity to identify those at the highest risks for obesity complications, and (2) understating the attitudes and perceptions of people living with obesity to gain insights into the psychological factors associated with obesity. This research will be a foundation for further research on obesity in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Detailed Description

All Vietnamese, aged 18-65, diagnosed with obesity defined by BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 as per Asia-Pacific Guidelines for Obesity, present at University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City and My Duc General Hospital outpatient clinics, will be enrolled to the study. The patients will have:

• Standard anthropometric data will be done, using a professional medical HM200P Portable Height Stadiometer and a standardised ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 weight scale, by professional and experienced physicians according to standard study protocol: Weight, height, waist and hip circumference, waist to hip ratio, BMI calculated, followed by World Health Organization guidelines for Asian people.
• Blood pressure measure.
• Fat mass measured by the Tanita MC-780 MA (Serial: 17050004).
• Blood tests: fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, and triglyceride.
• Mood disorder screening by answering a Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

OPT OBESE

Vietnamese patients with obesity present at outpatient clinics of University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City and My Duc General Hospital

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Subject is diagnosed with obesity defined by BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to cooperate with height measurement.
• Inability to answer questionnaire.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Mỹ Đức Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tran Quang Nam

Head of department of Endocrinology

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nam Q Tran, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC)

Locations

My Duc General Hospital

Ho Chi Minh City, , Vietnam

University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (Umc)

Ho Chi Minh City, , Vietnam

Countries

Vietnam

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

WO/BVDHYD/1/23

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id