HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning for People Supporting Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

NCT ID: NCT03206164

Last Updated: 2024-06-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

274 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-01

Study Completion Date

2021-11-30

Brief Summary

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The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. This proposal seeks to test the effectiveness of an enhanced mode of translating the HealthMatters program into practice through the use of an on-demand e-Learning platform (HealthMatters@24/7) for staff in community based organizations (CBOs) in one state; thereby advancing the science of translational research. HO1. More CBOs in the asynchronous training program will have developed Strategic Action Plans for Health and Wellness, established Wellness Committees, and have equal or more resources and improved culture for health promotion at 1 year compared to CBOs participating in the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar. HO2. Staff in the asynchronous training group will have improved levels of learner/instructor satisfaction (job productivity, job performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, convenience) toward the training immediately after completing the enhanced mode of training, HM@24/7 compared to staff trained using the current live HealthMatters TtT Workshop webinar.

Detailed Description

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The barriers faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) begin in their mid to late 20s and often mirror the experiences of older adults (50+) living in the U.S. While evidence for successful population-specific health promotion programs and training, such as the 12-Week HealthMatters Program has been documented, an urgent need exists for continuous, readily available, on-demand training in these programs. Online training can substantially aid the widespread translation of evidence-based programs into practice and policy. Consistent with the mission of the Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation, our proposed study, HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning, is guided by the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the HealthMatters Program for maximal positive impact on the health of people with IDD. The goal of HealthMatters@24/7 eLearning is to develop a low cost, readily accessible comprehensive staff training that will improve staff job performance, satisfaction, and organizational commitment to the provision of health friendly services while creating a productive and competitive workforce. These conditions will enable more community-based organizations to offer the program efficiently, thereby increasing access to HealthMatters among older adults with IDD.

Conditions

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Obesity Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Hyperglycemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Methods: We will convert the evidence based HealthMatters Train the Trainer Workshop for Instructors, synchronous, live webinar training course into HealthMatters@24/7, an asynchronous, e-learning training course for staff to plan, conduct, and evaluate the HealthMatters Program for people with IDD in residential and day/employment community-based organizations (CBOs).

Design. We will utilize a two-group (Table 1) pre-test/post test quasi-experimental design wherein the Experimental Group will receive HealthMatters@24/7 training and the Control Group will receive the customary real-time (live) webinar training (HealthMatters Train the Trainer Workshop).
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention

Participants in the asynchronous, eLearning Intervention Group will participate in the on-demand HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course that will be continuously and readily available.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

20 CBOs with 3-member team (n= 30) will be recruited and placed into either the experimental or the comparison group.

Synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison

Participants in the synchronous, Live Webinar Comparison Group will receive HealthMatters Program Instructor Training Course via a live instructor taught 3-part live webinar.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

20 CBOs with 3-member team (n= 30) will be recruited and placed into either the experimental or the comparison group.

Interventions

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Asynchronous, eLearning Intervention

20 CBOs with 3-member team (n= 30) will be recruited and placed into either the experimental or the comparison group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
* Must read english
* Must be over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria

* Do not work in a community based organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
* Do not read english
* Under the age of 18
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Illinois at Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Beth Marks

Research Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Beth Marks, PhD, RN

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Research Associate Professor

Locations

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UIC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Heller T, Fisher D, Marks B, Hsieh K. Interventions to promote health: crossing networks of intellectual and developmental disabilities and aging. Disabil Health J. 2014 Jan;7(1 Suppl):S24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.06.001.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24456681 (View on PubMed)

Anderson LL, Humphries K, McDermott S, Marks B, Sisirak J, Larson S. The state of the science of health and wellness for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2013 Oct;51(5):385-98. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-51.5.385.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24303825 (View on PubMed)

Marks B, Sisirak J, Chang YC. Efficacy of the HealthMatters program train-the-trainer model. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2013 Jul;26(4):319-34. doi: 10.1111/jar.12045. Epub 2013 Apr 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23589506 (View on PubMed)

Heller T, Hsieh K, Rimmer JH. Attitudinal and psychosocial outcomes of a fitness and health education program on adults with down syndrome. Am J Ment Retard. 2004 Mar;109(2):175-85. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)1092.0.CO;2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15000672 (View on PubMed)

Scott HM, Havercamp SM. Systematic Review of Health Promotion Programs Focused on Behavioral Changes for People With Intellectual Disability. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2016 Feb;54(1):63-76. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-54.1.63.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26824134 (View on PubMed)

Rimmer JH, Yamaki K, Davis BM, Wang E, Vogel LC. Obesity and overweight prevalence among adolescents with disabilities. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Mar;8(2):A41. Epub 2011 Feb 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21324255 (View on PubMed)

Zontek TL, Isernhagen JC, Ogle BR. Psychosocial factors contributing to occupational injuries among direct care workers. AAOHN J. 2009 Aug;57(8):338-47. doi: 10.3928/08910162-20090716-03.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19650606 (View on PubMed)

Ellis, P.F. and K.D. Kuznia, Corporate Elearning Impact on Employees. Global Journal of Business Research, 2014. 8(4): p. 1 - 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Marks, B., J. Sisirak, and T. Heller, Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. 2010, Philadelphia: Brookes Publishing.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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http://healthmattersprogram.org

Website for the HealthMatters Program

Other Identifiers

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P30AG022849

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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UL1TR002003

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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2020-0754

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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