Remote Delivery of Weight Management for Adults With IDD

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Interventions: Behavioral: In-person Meetings
Behavioral: Video Conference Meetings
Behavioral: Enhanced Stop Light Diet
Behavioral: Physical Activity

Registration Number: NCT03291509

Lead Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center

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

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
In-person Group	In-person Meetings	Participants randomized to this group will have a health educator to their house for in-person meetings. Participants will use paper forms to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.
Computer Group	Video Conference Meetings	Participants randomized to this group will use an iPad to talk to the health educator via video conference meetings. Participants will use the iPad to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.
In-person Group	Physical Activity	Participants randomized to this group will have a health educator to their house for in-person meetings. Participants will use paper forms to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.
Computer Group	Enhanced Stop Light Diet	Participants randomized to this group will use an iPad to talk to the health educator via video conference meetings. Participants will use the iPad to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.
In-person Group	Enhanced Stop Light Diet	Participants randomized to this group will have a health educator to their house for in-person meetings. Participants will use paper forms to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.
Computer Group	Physical Activity	Participants randomized to this group will use an iPad to talk to the health educator via video conference meetings. Participants will use the iPad to track progress in other parts of the study. Participants will be asked follow the Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD) and take part in structured physical activity each week.