Remote Delivery of Weight Management for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

University of Kansas Medical Center1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentFebruary 21, 2018

ConditionsObesity

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare different weight loss programs in people with IDD to see which program works better.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 21, 2018

End Date

August 14, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Sponsor

Responsible Party

Sponsor

•Diagnosis of mild to moderate IDD as determined by a Community Service Provider operating in Kansas under the auspices of a Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO). Participants will be judged competent to provide informed consent by their CDDO, or will have a guardian with power of attorney.
•Ability to provide assent, regardless of guardian consent.
•BMI of 25 to 45 kg/m2
•Sufficient functional ability to understand directions, communicate preferences (e.g. foods), wants (e.g. more to eat/drink), and needs (e.g. assistance with food preparation) through spoken language
•Living at home with a parent/guardian, or in a supported living environment with a caregiver who assists with food shopping, meal planning, and meal preparation and agrees to serve as a study partner
•No plans to relocate outside the study area over the next 24 months
•Internet access in the home

•Unable to participate in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
•Insulin dependent diabetes
•Participation in a weight management program involving diet and physical activity in the past 6 months
•Serious food allergies, consuming special diets (vegetarian, Atkins etc.), aversion to common foods (e.g., unwilling to consume dairy products, vegetables), diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome
•Pregnancy during the previous 6 months, currently lactating or planned pregnancy in the following 24 months.
•Serious medical risk, e.g., cancer, recent heart attack, stroke, angioplasty
•Unwilling to be randomized.