Healthy Lifestyles for People With Intellectual Disabilities

NCT00597948 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1R21HD055189-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 131
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Relatively few health promotion and disease prevention programs have included or targeted people with disabilities, and even fewer have focused on individuals with intellectual disabilities. The long-term objectives of the Healthy Lifestyles for People with Intellectual Disabilities Study (HLID) are to increase the health of persons with intellectual disabilities by establishing the efficacy of a health promotion program and promoting its adoption. The HLID Study is based in the Center on Community Accessibility (CCA) at Oregon Health \& Science University. The mission of CCA is to increase the health and health-related quality of life of persons with disabilities. A pilot study conducted by CCA has established the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles (HL) intervention among a cross-disability population in increasing health behavior adoption. The specific aim of the HLID Study is to test the efficacy of the HL program specifically with adults with intellectual disabilities. The HLID Study uses a randomized control study design. The HL intervention will be administered to 75 adults and will compare results to those of an additional 75 adults who receive no intervention. Measurement will include anthropometric assessments to measure impacts on overweight and obesity, as well as self-report measures of healthy behaviors, health status, health care utilization, and secondary conditions. Results will be shared with research participants, presented through professional conferences and newsletters, and published in peer-reviewed journals with the assistance of community partners.

Conditions

Mental Retardation; Developmental Disabilities; Intellectual Disabilities

Keywords

mental retardation; downs syndrome; autism; autism spectrum disorder; cerebral palsy; developmental disability; developmental disabilities; intellectual disability; intellectual disabilities; health promotion; disease prevention; physical health; emotional health; behavioral health; mental health; spiritual health; prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health Promoting Lifestyles Profile II

  Pre, post, and follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  Pre, post, and follow-up

• waist circumference

  pre, post, and follow-up

• Community Integration Questionnaire

  pre, post, and follow-up

• Healthy Lifestyles Knowledge Test

  pre, post, and follow-up

• Starting and Continuing Healthy Behaviors

  pre, post, and follow-up

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Workshop Group: Receives Healthy Lifestyles curriculum and subsequent support.

Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum

2

NO INTERVENTION

Comparison Group: Does not receive Healthy Lifestyles curriculum and subsequent support.

Interventions

Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum BEHAVIORAL

Three consecutive days of six hours of training comprised of instruction and participant interaction.

1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Living in Oregon or Southwest Washington
• Ages 18-65 years
• Have mild or moderate mental retardation/developmental disability/intellectual disability as defined by Oregon or Washington state (depending on place of residence) developmental disability service delivery system
• Eligible in Oregon or Washington (depending on place of residence) to receive services for people with mental retardation/developmental/intellectual disability
• Living in the community (i.e., group home, with family/friends, on own with or without support)
• Participant defined health status of excellent, good, or fair
• Participant expressed interest in participation in study
• Participant expressed willingness to be assigned to either Workshop or Control study group

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): lead

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Down Syndrome; Autistic Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Cerebral Palsy; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders; Abnormalities, Multiple; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Chromosome Disorders; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Brain Damage, Chronic; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D.

  Oregon Health and Science University/Center on Community Accessibility

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: NIH
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2008
• First Posted: January 18, 2008
• Study Start: April 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: February 27, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

US (1)