Can a shared framework make disability care more coordinated?
NCT ID NCT07813806
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether an interdisciplinary case management approach built on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) improves rehabilitation for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The trial enrolls 120 adults from community rehabilitation services and randomly assigns them to either ICF-based case management or conventional care management. The ICF group receives coordinated assessments, shared goal-setting, care planning, and regular team reviews. The study measures changes in functioning, daily participation, quality of life, life satisfaction, and team effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ICF-based interdisciplinary case management using the Rehab-Cycle process
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could give community rehabilitation teams a more coordinated, personalized way to plan care for adults with intellectual disabilities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single behavioral study of 120 people, so results may not apply to other settings or disability groups. Case management depends on staff training and coordination, which can vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. between the age of 18 and 60 years old, 2. intellectual disability with mild grade (IQ 50-69) or moderate grade (IQ 35-49) as confirmed by medical doctors, 3. ability to communicate verbally in Cantonese or English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. acute and unstable medical conditions (such as seizures), 2. Current or recent diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., active psychosis, major depressive episode within the past 12 months, or other conditions that significantly impair participation) Their caregivers will provide proxy consent if the participants with intellectual disability were unable to give the informed consent.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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