GLOBE registry to develop severity, quality-of-life, and cost tools for people with BMI over 25

Global Overweight and oBesE (GLOBE) Patient Registry, Development and Implementation of Disease-specific: Severity, Quality of Life and Cost Instruments.

Observational Medialis Ltd. · NCT07229027

This project will create tools to measure severity, quality of life, and the costs of living with a BMI over 25 using input from adults and clinicians.

Quick facts

Study typeObservational
Enrollment500 (estimated)
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
SponsorMedialis Ltd. Industry-sponsored
Locations1 site (Milton Keynes)
Trial IDNCT07229027 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This observational registry will collect data from adults with a BMI over 25 and from healthcare professionals using online surveys and targeted qualitative feedback. It will capture symptoms, comorbidities, health-related quality of life, and direct and indirect costs across the full BMI spectrum while excluding participants on GLP-1 therapy. Clinician and patient perspectives will be integrated through mixed methods to develop disease-specific severity staging, a QoL instrument, and a comprehensive cost checklist. The resulting instruments aim to support earlier identification of needs and more inclusive outcome measurement.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Adults aged 18 or older with a self-reported BMI over 25 who can read and complete English-language surveys, are willing to participate, and are not receiving GLP-1 therapy.

Not a fit: People who cannot provide informed consent, have severe comorbidities that limit participation, cannot read English, or are currently on GLP-1 therapy are unlikely to benefit from or be eligible for this project.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, these tools could help clinicians and policymakers identify needs earlier, tailor care, and better capture the economic and quality-of-life burden for people with BMI over 25.

How similar studies have performed: While instruments and registries exist for obesity (BMI ≥30) and for patients receiving surgical or pharmacologic treatments, a comprehensive overweight-focused tool that integrates clinical, psychosocial, and cost data is largely novel and not yet widely validated.

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient group

  1. Patient is aged ≥18 years at the time of survey completion.
  2. Patient has a BMI over 25 (self-reported)
  3. Patient is willing to participate in all study activities.
  4. Patient is able to read, write, and converse in English.
* Healthcare professional participant must meet the following criteria for inclusion in the study:

  1. HCP is aged ≥18 years at the time of survey completion.
  2. HCP is suitably qualified and involved in the healthcare management of patients with a BMI over 25
  3. HCP is willing to participate in all study activities.
  4. HCP is able to read, write, and converse in English.

     Exclusion Criteria:

A participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

1. Participants do not have the cognitive capacity to provide informed consent.
2. Participants with severe co-morbidity that might affect study participation.

Where this trial is running

Milton Keynes

Study contacts

How to participate

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions OverweightObesity & Overweight
Last reviewed 2026-06-13 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.