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

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.

NCT Number	NCT06961591
Lead Sponsor	University of Kansas Medical Center Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions	Intellectual Disability, Overweight and Obesity
Enrollment	114 participants
Start Date	2025-05-19
Primary Completion	2028-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2029-07-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-08-11