Social Support and Stress Reduction for Caregivers of Young Adults With IDD (CareWell)

University of Kansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burden, Caregiver

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga; Support Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05938998

3KL2TR002367-08S1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00149679

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and stress reduction impacts of a yoga and support group intervention on caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Full description

This is a single arm longitudinal trial. We will recruit up to 40 caregivers of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This is a 12-week social support, resources, and stress reduction intervention delivered in person to a group of caregivers of young adults IDD. Participants will be asked to attend one 2 hour group session each week. All sessions will have a 1-hour discussion on resources and social support and 1-hour of yoga. All yoga sessions will be taught by 200 Registered Yoga Teacher certified instructors. Outcome assessments will be collected at baseline and after the 12-week intervention.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1) caregiver of a young adult with IDD 2) self-reported ability to participate in a yoga class with no contraindications to participation.

Exclusion criteria

• 1) Actively participating in another health lifestyles interventional research study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Social Support and Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

This is a single arm trial. This arm includes one hour of a guided social support group and one hour of yoga, weekly for 12 total weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga; Support Group