North Health in Intellectual Disability

NCT03889002 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017/811
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 214
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Intellectual disability (ID) is a diagnosis characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. The disability originates before age 18 years. People with IDs will often require health- and social services throughout their lifetimes. Studies report worse health among people with IDs compared to the general population, in addition to more unmet healthcare needs and more difficulty accessing healthcare. There are also concerns about low levels of physical activity in this population. In general health surveys in Norway do not include people with intellectual disabilities, and studies of health indicators in this group are largely lacking. Further, the unique organization of services for this group in Norway calls for specific research efforts. This project will use multinational health indicators for youths and adults with IDs in a biopsychosocial context in attempt to identify unmet health care needs to improve services. In addition to a description of the health indicators, the objective of this project is delimited to assess the health determinant physical activity level in association with body mass index (BMI) and functioning.

Conditions

Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79)

Keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Health indicators; Functioning; Health care services

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health indicators in a Norwegian population of youths and adults with intellectual disabilities.

  Health indicators as measured by The POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). The health indicators include measures of socio-demographics, Health status, Health determinants and Health systems.Physical Activity is defined as a Health determinant in this study in accordance With the POMONA Health indicator classification.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Communication Function Classification System (CFCS).

  Baseline

• The Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ).

  Baseline

• The Coherence of social care scale.

  Baseline

• The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

  Baseline

• The Timed Up and GO (TUG).

  Baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Persons with intellectual disabilities and registered services in the municipalities in two regions localised in the north and middle of Norway will be invited to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of intellectual disability
• Age 16 or older and providing consent to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital of North Norway: lead
• Norwegian Extra Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation: collaborator
• The Norwegian Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: collaborator
• University of Tromso: collaborator
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: collaborator
• Research Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services: collaborator
• Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital of North Norway

Tromsø, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Olsen MI, Sondenaa E, Langballe EM, Halvorsen MB, Wilhelmsen P, Bautz-Holter E, Anke A. Use of health and dental care services in adults with intellectual disability in relation to age and intellectual disability levels. J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2023 Jun;48(2):172-183. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2022.2109823. Epub 2022 Oct 18.

  PMID: 39815906 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Intellectual Disability

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Audny Anke, MD, professor

  University Hospital of North Norway, Sykehusveien 38, 9038 Tromsø

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2019
• First Posted: March 25, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 9, 2019
• Study Completion: December 9, 2019
• Last Updated: April 6, 2020

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

NO (1)