Healthy Lifestyles for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Efficacy of a Health Intervention for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Conditions
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Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: 1<br>Workshop Group: Receives Healthy Lifestyles curriculum and subsequent support. | Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum<br>* Three consecutive days of six hours of training comprised of instruction and participant interaction.<br>|
| No Intervention: 2<br>Comparison Group: Does not receive Healthy Lifestyles curriculum and subsequent support. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Promoting Lifestyles Profile II |  | Pre, post, and follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 
| Self-Efficacy and Social Support for Activity for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities |  | pre, post, follow-up | 
| Living Well with a Disability Evaluation |  | pre, post, follow-up | 
| General Health Survey |  | pre, post, follow-up | 
| Healthy Lifestyles Goal Tracking Form |  | post and follow-up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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prevention, 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