Cooking Classes for Young Adults With ID (ChefBoyID)

University of Kansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intellectual Disability, Mild to Moderate

Treatments: Behavioral: Cooking Skills; Behavioral: Physical Activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05385016

Study 148424

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and initial efficacy of a healthy lifestyles intervention for the prevention of weight gain and the promotion of basic life skills related to improving health in transition age young adults with intellectual disabilities.

Full description

This is a single arm, longitudinal trial. 30 young adults with intellectual disabilities will be recruited to participate in a 12-week, healthy lifestyles intervention, delivered in person to a group of individuals with ID at the Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition. Participants will be asked to attend one 2 hr group session each week (~5-6 participants per group). All sessions will have an education component, a hands-on nutrition/cooking lesson, and a group exercise session. Additionally, participants will be asked to attend a 20-minute monthly individual goal setting session conducted remotely over Zoom video conferencing. All sessions will be conducted by a trained health educator experienced in working with individuals with intellectual disabilities. Tablet computers and Fitbit wireless activity monitors will be provided to all participants, with study issued HIPPA compliant Zoom and Fitbit accounts. Outcome assessments will be collected at baseline and after the 12-week intervention.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of an Intellectual Disability.
• Age: 18-30 yrs.
• Functional ability sufficient to understand directions and to communicate through spoken language.
• Reside in a supported living condition either at home or with no more than 1-4 residents and have a study partner (i.e., parent, staff who agrees to serve as support partner).
• Wireless Internet access in the home.
• Ability to walk without assistance.
• Consent from physician to do physical activity.

Exclusion criteria

• Actively participating in another research study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

21 participants in 1 patient group

Education Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will attend weekly two hour small group instruction sessions. All sessions will have an education component, a hands-on nutrition/cooking lesson, and a group exercise session. Two health educators will be present during group sessions with one leading

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical Activity

Behavioral: Cooking Skills