'Walk Buds': A walking intervention to increase physical activity, physical fitness, and emotional wellbeing, in 9-13 year old children with intellectual disabilities. Results of a clustered randomised feasibility trial.

Peter MullhallLaurence TaggartGary McDermottPaul SlaterBen FitzpatrickMarie H MurphyAngela HassiotisAnne Johnston

Published in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2024)

A number of challenges were experienced, relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and difficulties collecting accelerometer data. Barriers, facilitators and required changes identified through the mixed methods process evaluation are discussed.

Keyphrases

physical activity
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
open label
phase iii
phase ii
electronic health record
placebo controlled
double blind
body mass index
big data
sleep quality
lower limb
machine learning
artificial intelligence
deep learning
clinical evaluation