Hands-on cooking classes to help young adults with intellectual disabilities keep weight off

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized 24-month trial will enroll 114 young adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and BMI >24.9 and assign them to either a standard enhanced stoplight weight-loss program (eSLD) or the same program plus hands-on cooking classes (eSLD+Chef-ID). All participants follow the enhanced stoplight diet, are given an iPad with exercise videos, a wearable activity tracker, and receive monthly Zoom coaching for 18 months, with targets of ≥120 minutes aerobic and 30 minutes strength training per week. The eSLD+Chef-ID group attends cooking classes twice monthly for the first 6 months and monthly from months 7–18, while the control group receives short motivational videos instead of classes. Weight and other outcomes (cooking skills, body fat, blood pressure, cholesterol, daily living skills, and caregiver stress) are measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months to compare long-term weight loss and health effects.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

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.

Where it's running

• University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Lauren Ptomey, PhD
• Email: lptomey@kumc.edu
• Phone: 913-588-7983

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.