Social Support and Stress Reduction for Caregivers of Young Adults With IDD

University of Kansas Medical Center20 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and stress reduction impacts of a yoga and support group intervention on caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This is a single arm longitudinal trial. We will recruit up to 40 caregivers of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This is a 12-week social support, resources, and stress reduction intervention delivered in person to a group of caregivers of young adults IDD. Participants will be asked to attend one 2 hour group session each week. All sessions will have a 1-hour discussion on resources and social support and 1-hour of yoga. All yoga sessions will be taught by 200 Registered Yoga Teacher certified instructors. Outcome assessments will be collected at baseline and after the 12-week intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Burden, Caregiver

Interventions

Yoga; Support GroupBEHAVIORAL

BEHAVIORAL: Group Exercise Sessions- Yoga. BEHAVIORAL: Social Support Sessions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) caregiver of a young adult with IDD 2) self-reported ability to participate in a yoga class with no contraindications to participation. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Actively participating in another health lifestyles interventional research study.

Locations (1)

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recruitment

We will calculate recruitment rate by dividing the number of participants who enroll by those who were found eligible on the questionnaire.

Time frame: Baseline

Session Attendance

The group session leaders will record attendance at weekly sessions. The participants will only be considered present if they complete the entire 2-hour session. The outcome variable will be the number of sessions attended (count) and percentage of attendance out of the total 12 scheduled sessions.

Time frame: Weeks 1-12 of intervention

Mean Number of Sessions Attended

Mean number of sessions attended out of 12 possible sessions

Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks

Retention

Calculated as percentage of participants who completed the out of those who enrolled

Time frame: Weeks 1-12 of intervention

Acceptability

Number of Participants who Found the Intervention Helpful. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each caregiver to assess satisfaction with the intervention components.

Time frame: Between Weeks 12-14

Secondary Outcomes

Perceived Stress Scale Score

The Perceived Stress Scale will be administered at baseline and post intervention. Individual scores on the Perceived Stress Scale can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.

Time frame: 12 weeks

ug/dL Salivary Cortisol

Cortisol will be used of measure physiologic stress collected at baseline and post intervention, self-collected using saliva swabs. Test kits can detect salivary cortisol in the range between 0.012-3.000 ug/dL.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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