Nutrition Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial to study a nutrition education intervention in individuals with spinal cord injuries both in the acute rehabilitation setting (n = 100) and the community setting (n = 100). Participants in the treatment group will receive six interactive nutrition lectures based upon a successful program that has been used in older adults titled "Eat Smart, Stay Well". The goals of intervention are to improve whole-grain, fruit and vegetable, and low-fat dairy intake and reduce fat and saturated fat intake. Secondary outcomes will include improvements in waist circumference of body mass index and some biomarkers such as cholesterol and blood sugar.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02368405

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

78

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2020-06-26

Last updated by the study team

2022-08-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Spinal Injury Association classification A, B, C as long as they are not functional ambulators

You may not qualify if…

• Stage III or IV pressure ulcers, pregnancy, end-stage renal disease, treatment for cancer except for nonmelanoma skin cancer within the past five years, and chronic, nontobacco substance-abuse, cognitive impairment with inability to learn

Where it is running

• Carolinas Rehabilitation — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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