A randomized trial comparing diet and delivery strategies for weight management in adolescents with intellectual disabilities
Authors' conclusion
Additional research is required to identify effective strategies to improve long-term weight loss in adolescents with ID.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents with intellectual disabilities in an 18-month weight management intervention (6 months weight loss, 12 months weight maintenance)92 (84%) with weight at 12 months
- Comparison
- Delivery strategy and diet for weight management
- Primary endpoint
- Weight change
- Follow-up
- 12 and 18 months
Methodological detailsthree arms
- Three arms
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
12 months
Remote delivery (RD)/enhanced Stop Light diet (eSLD)
−7.0%
RD/conventional diet (CD)
−1.1%
Face-to-face (FTF)/CD
+1.1%
RD/eSLD vs RD/CD: P = 0.002 · FTF/CD vs RD/CD: P = 0.21
Further findings
| Outcome | FTF/CD | RD/CD | RD/eSLD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight change · 18 monthsRD/eSLD vs RD/CD · by diet; did not differ | +1.6% | −0.5% | −2.6% | P = 0.28 |
| Weight change · 18 monthsFTF/CD vs RD/CD · by delivery strategy; did not differ | P = 0.47 |
- Weight change: weight obtained from 89 (81%) randomized adolescents
Weight change · 18 months
- Weight change across 18 months was minimal in all intervention arms
Original publication
A randomized trial comparing diet and delivery strategies for weight management in adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Pediatr Obes. Published 21 August 2022. doi:10.
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