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A family-based weight loss randomized controlled trial for youth with intellectual disabilities
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11 2021
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Source: Pediatr Obes. 16(11):e12816
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Alternative Title:Pediatr Obes
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Description:Background:
Scant data exist on weight loss interventions for youth with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Objective:
To compare weight loss among youth with ID randomized to a 6-month, family-based behavioural intervention (FBBI) or a waitlist and to compare weight loss among youth who completed a 6-month maintenance (FBBI-M) intervention to a control group (FBBI-C).
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Youth with ID and overweight/obesity, aged 14–22 years, were randomized to the FBBI or to a waitlist and subsequently randomized to a maintenance intervention or a control group. Sessions were held weekly during the FBBI and biweekly during the FBBI-M. Using an intention-to-treat approach, we used linear mixed models to test differences in the change in weight and in BMI from the start of FBBI.
Results:
The 24 participants who received the FBBI lost, on average (SE), 5.1 (1.1) kg (P < .001) over 6 months. The 13 participants who were waitlisted gained, on average (SE), 1.2 (1.6) kg over the 6-month waiting period. At 12 months, those who received FBBI-M lost, on average (SE), 4.4 (1.7) kg more than those who received FBBI-C (−7.6 vs −3.2 kg, P-value = .008).
Conclusion:
Participation in an intensive FBBI for weight loss with ID was efficacious, and continued participation in a maintenance intervention yielded additional weight loss.
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Pubmed ID:34076370
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9100997
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