A Family-Based Weight Loss Intervention for Youth With Intellectual Disability

Family Based Behavioral Intervention (FBBI) is a 24-session lifestyle intervention designed to: (1) educate adolescent/young adult participants and their parents in principles of good nutrition and physical activity, and (2) train parents to implement lifestyle changes at home to facilitate weight loss in their child by monitoring diet and physical activity behaviors, setting goals, providing support and reinforcement, and assessing and making changes to the home environment.

The Maintenance condition in this study is a 12-session intervention designed to extend FBBI and continue to teach adolescent/young adult participants and their parents to continue practicing lifestyle behaviors, generalize healthful behaviors to new environments, find additional social and community supports, and prevent and manage relapse.