Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Body Composition, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

The purpose of this research is to evaluate different methods of measuring body composition (amount of fat, muscle, bone, and water in your body) and to determine relationships between body composition and other medical problems associated with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00957762

Run by

Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center

People needed

170

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-08-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Criteria for participation will include men and women within the age range of 18-65 years old with C5-L2 Motor-Complete (ASIA A\&B)
• SCI of duration greater than 12 months to ensure a homogenous sample.

You may not qualify if…

• Persons with uncompensated hypothyroidism, and/or renal disease will be excluded from the study.
• Additionally, individuals with uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia, recent (within 3 months) deep vein thrombosis
• Pressure ulcers > Grade II will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Hunter Holmes McGuire Spinal Cord Injury Research Lab — Richmond, Virginia, United States (enrolling)

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