School-based Physical Activity Intervention for Obesity Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong

NCT04463069 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 30160054
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Considering that children with intellectual disability (ID) might be more vulnerable to obesity than their counterparts in the general population. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an adapted physical activity (APA) program in reducing weight among adolescents with ID. The hypothesis of the study was the APA program would be able to decrease obesity among adolescents with ID.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

adolescents; intellectual disability; overweight; obesity; physical activity; intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• BMI Change

  The primary outcome variable was change in BMI (weight (kg) / height2 (m)) that was further calculated from the height and weight measured at school in the morning time. Height was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a stadiometer and weight was measured to the nearest 0.1 kg on a TANITA digital scale (TBF-410) with the subject wearing lightweight clothing and no shoes.

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• BMIz Change

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

• Weight Change

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

• Percent Body Fat Change

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

• Waist Circumference Change

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

• Waist-to-height Ratio Change

  Change from baseline at 4 months and 9 months

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervention group participated in the APA intervention consisting of simple and fun endurance and strength-building exercise at a frequency of two sessions per week.

Other: Adapted physical activity

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group received no intervention in the study time period.

Interventions

Adapted physical activity OTHER

This PA program was modified from an adapted physical activity (APA) program that designed for obesity management among adolescents with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of the APA program was to promote PA and health for people in special needs. In this study, the APA program was carefully designed based on a comprehensive pre-intervention assessment of each adolescent with ID, so that can be able to address their individual needs in learning and adaption. The APA program comprised three stages of APA training at school and each stage consisted of simple and fun endurance and strength-building exercise, at a frequency of two sessions per week, and lasting for about three months.

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• aged between 12 and 18 years
• overweight and obesity
• mild or moderate intellectual disability

You may not qualify if:

• physical disability
• medical predispositions towards obesity (genetic syndrome or drug treatment)
• contraindications (e.g. asthma, heart disease)
• having participated in other exercise programs in the past 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hong Kong Baptist University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hong Kong Bapist University

Hong Kong, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Intellectual Disability; Overweight; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Yang Gao
• Organization: Hong Kong Baptist University

gaoyang@hkbu.edu.hk

+852 3411 3082

Study Officials

• Yang Gao, PhD

  Hong Kong Baptist University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 28, 2020
• First Posted: July 9, 2020
• Study Start: September 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2019
• Study Completion: June 30, 2019
• Last Updated: May 9, 2022
• Results First Posted: August 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)