NCT05385016

Cooking Classes for Young Adults With ID

The Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles for Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Intellectual Disability, Mild to Moderate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cooking Skills	This session will consist of a hands-on cooking demonstration in a demo kitchen. Skills addressed in this portion of the session will include proper kitchen utensil and appliance use, measuring dry and wet ingredients, following/reading a recipe, preparing ingredients, cooking a meal, etc. The participant will follow a visual recipe that provides a breakdown of each skill needed to complete each step of the recipe. Additionally, during the cooking session investigators will address nutrition topics related to food/kitchen safety, basic nutrition education (i.e., portion sizes, food groups, reading food labels, meal planning etc.) in a discussion format.
BEHAVIORAL	Physical Activity	This session will consist of a group functional fitness class. Each session will include a warm-up (\~5 min) moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic and resistance exercise (\~20 min) and cool-down/stretching (\~5 min). Exercises may be accompanied by music and will include walking/jogging, dancing, imitating animal movements, vertical/horizontal jumps, squats, hurdles, walking on balance beam etc. Thera-Band, kettle bells, free weights, and medicine balls will be used during strength exercises for major muscle groups. These sessions will be led by certified personal trainers with experience in adaptive physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-24
• Primary completion: 2023-10-31
• Completion: 2023-10-31
• First posted: 2022-05-23
• Last updated: 2024-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States