Physical Activity and Community EmPOWERment Project

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Intellectual Disability, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Cri-du-Chat Syndrome, De Lange Syndrome, Mental Retardation, X-Linked, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome, Trisomy 13 Syndrome, WAGR Syndrome, Williams Syndrome

In brief

Purpose: Conduct a wait-list randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an inclusive physical activity program called PACE for adults with intellectual disability (ID) who are not yet showing signs of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)/age-related dementias (ARD). Participants: Participants include 120 adults with ID, their caregivers, and their coaches (up to 360 individual participants, grouped as triads), recruited through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Arkansas. Participants also include 16 exercise professionals. Procedures (methods): Each cohort will include 20 triads who are randomly assigned to the PACE program or the waitlist control group.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06740162
Run by
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
People needed
376
Starts
2025-01-10
Expected to finish
2028-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2026-02-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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