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North Health in Intellectual Disability

NCT03889002 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 214

Last updated 2020-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Intellectual disability (ID) is a diagnosis characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. The disability originates before age 18 years. People with IDs will often require health- and social services throughout their lifetimes. Studies report worse health among people with IDs compared to the general population, in addition to more unmet healthcare needs and more difficulty accessing healthcare. There are also concerns about low levels of physical activity in this population.

In general health surveys in Norway do not include people with intellectual disabilities, and studies of health indicators in this group are largely lacking. Further, the unique organization of services for this group in Norway calls for specific research efforts. This project will use multinational health indicators for youths and adults with IDs in a biopsychosocial context in attempt to identify unmet health care needs to improve services. In addition to a description of the health indicators, the objective of this project is delimited to assess the health determinant physical activity level in association with body mass index (BMI) and functioning.

Conditions

  • Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Extra Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Norwegian Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Tromso

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Research Centre for Habilitation and Rehabilitation Models and Services

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital of North Norway

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Audny Anke, MD, professor · University Hospital of North Norway, Sykehusveien 38, 9038 Tromsø

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-09
Completion
2019-12-09

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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