RECRUITING

Cooking Skills to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss in Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Conditions

Intellectual Disability Overweight and Obesity Weight Loss Maintenance Cooking Skills Weight loss Down syndrome

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Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Cooking Skills to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss in Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-06-01

Study Completion:2029-07-01

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06961591

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID). 2. 18-35 years of age. 3. BMI \>24.9, Body weight \<350lbs. 4. 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. 5. Living at home with a parent/guardian, or in a supported living environment with a caregiver who assists with food shopping, meal planning, and meal preparation and agrees to serve as a study partner. 6. Plan to attend all study required visits over the next 24 mos.	1. Unable to participate in PA. 2. Insulin dependent diabetes as this condition requires medical monitoring beyond the scope of this study. 3. Participation in a weight management program involving diet, PA, or pharmacotherapy in the past 6 mos. 4. Diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome. 5. Pregnancy during the previous 6 mos., currently lactating or planned pregnancy in the following 24 mos. Participants who become pregnant will be removed from the study and referred to appropriate agencies for consultation. 6. Serious medical risk, e.g., cancer, recent heart attack, stroke, angioplasty as determined by the PCP. 7. Unwilling to be randomized. 8. Unable to participate in small group, in-person instruction. 9. Use of wheelchair or power chair as primary locomotion.

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID).
2. 18-35 years of age.
3. BMI \>24.9, Body weight \<350lbs.
4. 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.
5. Living at home with a parent/guardian, or in a supported living environment with a caregiver who assists with food shopping, meal planning, and meal preparation and agrees to serve as a study partner.
6. Plan to attend all study required visits over the next 24 mos.

1. Unable to participate in PA.
2. Insulin dependent diabetes as this condition requires medical monitoring beyond the scope of this study.
3. Participation in a weight management program involving diet, PA, or pharmacotherapy in the past 6 mos.
4. Diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome.
5. Pregnancy during the previous 6 mos., currently lactating or planned pregnancy in the following 24 mos. Participants who become pregnant will be removed from the study and referred to appropriate agencies for consultation.
6. Serious medical risk, e.g., cancer, recent heart attack, stroke, angioplasty as determined by the PCP.
7. Unwilling to be randomized.
8. Unable to participate in small group, in-person instruction.
9. Use of wheelchair or power chair as primary locomotion.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Lauren Ptomey, PhD

CONTACT

913-588-7983

lptomey@kumc.edu

Jessica Danon

CONTACT

785-764-3574

jdanon@kumc.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-06-01

Study Completion Date2029-07-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-06-01

Study Completion Date2029-07-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

Weight Loss Maintenance
Cooking Skills
Weight loss
Down syndrome

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Intellectual Disability
Overweight and Obesity