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NCT Number: NCT02895802

Assessing the Feasibility of the Use of Visual Aids in Patient Education in Adults With Down Syndrome (DS)

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of using videos depicting people with DS to teach other adults with DS to perform healthy behaviors.

Hypothesis: Videos of adults with DS performing healthy behaviors is a more effective way to promote healthy behaviors by adults with DS than other methods tested.

This project will study whether videos showing a person with DS washing his hands correctly can improve hand washing by other adults with DS.

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Key information

Conditions

Down Syndrome Abnormalities, Multiple Chromosome Disorders Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Genetic Diseases, Inborn Intellectual Disability Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Adult Down Syndrome Center / Russell Institute for Research and Innovation

Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

About this study

The subjects will be recruited and identified and consented. Subjects will be randomized to one of 4 groups.

i. Verbal instructions on hand washing with pictures (using the Illinois department of public health tools) ii. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of the ADSC iii. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of an adult without DS washing his hands iv. Verbal instructions on hand washing and video of an adult with DS washing his hands.

Videos of the handwashing process will be taken pre intervention and then again post intervention.

Scoring assessments will be completed upon review of the 2 files by 2 separate study team members, the second of which will be blinded to the information they will be reviewing.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • People with Down syndrome receiving care at Advocate
  • No known sensitivity to soap

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women, prisoners
  • Known sensitivity to soap

Treatment and study plan

Verbal instructions with picture diagram

Behavioral

verbal instructions and picture diagram

Verbal instructions with video of ADSC

Behavioral

Verbal instructions and watching video depicting ADSC

verbal instructions w. video of w/o DS

Behavioral

verbal instructions and watching video depicting person without DS washing her hands

verbal instructions w. video w/DS

Behavioral

verbal instructions and watching video depicting person with DS washing his hands

Primary outcomes

  1. Score on handwashing checklist

    Time frame: 2 minutes

    2 minute videos will be reviewed and scored twice. First by research coordinator then by blinded reviewer. Scores will be compared and reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Sep 12, 2016
Registry last updated
Oct 4, 2024

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