Assessing the Feasibility of the Use of Visual Aids in Patient Education in Adults With Down Syndrome (DS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Down Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Verbal instructions with picture diagram; Behavioral: verbal instructions w. video w/DS; Behavioral: Verbal instructions with video of ADSC; Behavioral: verbal instructions w. video of w/o DS

• Registration Number: NCT02895802
• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Brief Summary

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of using videos depicting people with DS to teach other adults with DS to perform healthy behaviors.

Hypothesis: Videos of adults with DS performing healthy behaviors is a more effective way to promote healthy behaviors by adults with DS than other methods tested.

This project will study whether videos showing a person with DS washing his hands correctly can improve hand washing by other adults with DS.

Detailed Description

The subjects will be recruited and identified and consented. Subjects will be randomized to one of 4 groups.

i. Verbal instructions on hand washing with pictures (using the Illinois department of public health tools) ii. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of the ADSC iii. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of an adult without DS washing his hands iv. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of an adult with DS washing his hands.

Videos of the handwashing process will be taken pre intervention and then again post intervention.

Scoring assessments will be completed upon review of the 2 files by 2 separate study team members, the second of which will be blinded to the information they will be reviewing.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-12
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-10-25
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• People with Down syndrome receiving care at Advocate
• No known sensitivity to soap

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Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women, prisoners
• Known sensitivity to soap

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Verbal instructions with picture diagram	Verbal instructions with picture diagram	hand washing is scored prior and after educational intervention with verbal instructions of handwashing and a picture diagram of handwashing.
verbal instructions w.video w/DS	verbal instructions w. video w/DS	hand washing is scored prior and after educational intervention with verbal instructions of handwashing and watching an educational video depicting a person with down syndrome washing their hands.
Verbal instructions with video of ADSC	Verbal instructions with video of ADSC	hand washing is scored prior and after educational intervention with verbal instructions of handwashing and a video of the adult down syndrome center
verbal instructions w. video of w/o DS	verbal instructions w. video of w/o DS	hand washing is scored prior and after educational intervention with verbal instructions of handwashing and viewing an educational video depicting a person without down syndrome washing their hands.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score on handwashing checklist	2 minutes	2 minute videos will be reviewed and scored twice. First by research coordinator then by blinded reviewer. Scores will be compared and reported.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Adult Down Syndrome Center / Russell Institute for Research and Innovation; 🇺🇸 Park Ridge, Illinois, United States