Status:
COMPLETED
Safer Online Lives: Use of the Internet & Social Media by People With Intellectual Disabilities
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kent
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Conditions:
Intellectual Disability
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to explore the benefits of internet use for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), the risks they might come up against while online, the barriers people with ID mi...
Detailed Description
The most recent estimate is that more than three billion people are using the internet globally and people with ID are not an exception. Children and adults with ID increasingly live in homes with int...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults with ID in England who use the internet.
- Carers of people with ID who use the internet.
- Safeguarding professionals working /have worked with people with ID that have been using/have used the internet.
- All participants must be based in England
Exclusion
- Participants without an ID / carers of participants without an ID/ safeguarding professionals who have not worked with people with an ID.
- Participants with ID who do not have internet access or chose to not use the internet.
- Participants that do not have the capacity to consent according to the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
- Participants who are not able to communicate verbally will be excluded from the interviews, observations and focus groups; however, they will be included in the questionnaires assessments.
- Carers of people with ID who do not use the internet.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
429 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04919213
Start Date
May 11 2021
End Date
January 31 2024
Last Update
August 5 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, CT2 7NF