NCT06961591Recruiting
Cooking Skills to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss in Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 114 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 19 May 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06961591
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 114
- From 19 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- 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.
Other illness
- Insulin dependent diabetes as this condition requires medical monitoring beyond the scope of this study.
- Diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome.
- Serious medical risk, e.g., cancer, recent heart attack, stroke, angioplasty as determined by the PCP.
Other
- Unable to participate in PA.
- Participation in a weight management program involving diet, PA, or pharmacotherapy in the past 6 mos.
- Unwilling to be randomized.
- Unable to participate in small group, in-person instruction.
- Use of wheelchair or power chair as primary locomotion.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID).
- 18-35 years of age.
- BMI \>24.9, Body weight \<350lbs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Plan to attend all study required visits over the next 24 mos.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 35 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Recruiting |
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