Health Engagement & Access Through Learning, Training, and Health-coaching With People With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
HEALTH 4 ME
Comparing a Group Psychoeducational Health Intervention to Special Olympics Health Programming on Improving Access to Best Practice Health Care for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
4 other identifiers
interventional
1,040
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if a combination of an educational curriculum and health coaching embedded within Special Olympics improves health outcomes and healthcare access compared to regular Special Olympics sport and health programming for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2026
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 11, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 16, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2026
ExpectedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2031
Study Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2031
June 11, 2026
March 1, 2026
4.7 years
March 11, 2026
June 9, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)
GAS is measured using three participant-identified goals, each assigned a priority weight from 1 to 3 (3=most important goal to participant). At each assessment, each goal is assigned a score from -2 to +2, with 0 representing expected level of attainment and 2 indicating much more than expected level of attainment; goals are assigned a score of -2 at baseline. GAS score levels across all three participant goals are converted into a standardized single GAS T-score for each participant. The range of possible T-scores is 23.56 (all three goals with GAS score of -2) to 76.44 (all three goals with GAS score of +2).
Baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Change in number of doctor visits
Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Change in number of routine health check-ups
Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Change in number of participants with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities that follow-up with their primary physician
Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Change in quality of life - "Healthy Days Measure"
Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Change in healthcare access satisfaction
Baseline, 3, 12, and 18 months post-intervention
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Comprehensive Community Health (CCH) Intervention
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive CCH
Standard of Care
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive standard ongoing Special Olympics sport and health programming
Interventions
Participants will receive group health coaching, psychoeducation, and group health education.
Standard practices for those participating in Special Olympics
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Currently participating in Special Olympics programming at a state agency in the study
- Has a medical or educational diagnosis of intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
- Between the ages of 21-65
- Has at least weekly contact with a family member or care partner who is willing and able to participate
- Fluent in English
- Care partner for the participating Special Olympic Participant/Athlete
- At least 21 years of age
- Has at least weekly contact with Special Olympic Participant/Athlete who is willing and able to participate
- Fluent in English
You may not qualify if:
- Inability to complete an accessible informed assent or consent process
- Fluctuating capacity to consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Karla Ausderau, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 11, 2026
First Posted
March 16, 2026
Study Start (Estimated)
July 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
March 1, 2031
Study Completion (Estimated)
March 1, 2031
Last Updated
June 11, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ANALYTIC CODE
Coded data will be submitted to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Data Repository (PCODR) at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (CPSR) at the University of Michigan, as required by PCORI. The shared dataset will include participant-level quantitative data, relevant study documentation, and supporting materials necessary to enable secondary analyses. Prior to submission to PCODR, all data will be de-identified but will have study ID codes. Direct identifiers will be removed, and dates will be generalized or shifted as appropriate to minimize re-identification risk.