Cooking Skills to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss in Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
About this trial
The goal of this study is to see if adding hands-on cooking classes to a weight management program (called Chef-ID) helps young adults with intellectual disabilities lose more weight and keep it off compared to a standard weight loss program. The study will last 24 months and include three phases: 6 months of active support, 12 months of maintenance, and 6 months with no contact.
The investigators will look at how much weight participants lose over the first 18 months. Changes in cooking skills, body fat, health markers (like blood pressure and cholesterol), daily living skills, and caregiver stress will be tracked. Finally, factors that might help or prevent weight loss, and how changes in weight and body fat are linked to overall health will be explored.
This research will help inform on how to better support healthy lifestyles for people with intellectual disabilities.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosis of mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID).
18-35 years of age.
BMI >24.9, Body weight <350lbs.
Sufficient functional ability to understand directions, communicate preferences, e.g., foods, wants, and can communicate through spoken language e.g., request more to eat/drink, asks for assistance with food preparation.
Disqualifiers
Unable to participate in PA.
Insulin dependent diabetes as this condition requires medical monitoring beyond the scope of this study.
Participation in a weight management program involving diet, PA, or pharmacotherapy in the past 6 mos.
Diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Weight Loss Plus Cooking
- Traditional Weight Loss
Treatment groups
114 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1University of Kansas Medical Center66160, Kansas CityKansas, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov