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SUBMITTER: Ptomey LT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6721974 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ptomey L T LT Washburn R A RA Lee J J Greene J L JL Szabo-Reed A N AN Sherman J R JR Danon J C JC Osborne L N LN Little T D TD Donnelly J E JE
Contemporary clinical trials 20190722
Adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are less physically active and have lower cardiovascular fitness compared with their typically developing peers. This population faces additional barriers to participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) such as reliance on parents, lack of peer-support, and lack of inclusive physical activity opportunities. Previous interventions to increase MVPA in adolescents with IDD have met with limited success, at least in ...[more]