The HOME Study (Healthy Options Made Easy): Telehealth Nutrition Sessions for People Living With Brain Injury

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Brain Injuries

In brief

Brain injury is a leading cause of disability in the United States. When survivors of brain injury recover from the initial injury and return home to live in the community, they often face chronic health conditions that warrant nutrition therapy, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and overweight and obesity. Typically, these individuals do not receive nutrition counseling. Thus, the purpose of this clinical trial is to compare changes in diet quality between community-dwelling individuals with a history of brain injury who receive three individualized nutrition therapy sessions versus handouts only. Our research question is: Can nutrition counseling improve dietary intake among this population? Participants will complete a survey, participate in three days of dietary recalls via Zoom or telephone, and receive either three individualized nutrition counseling sessions with a Registered Dietitian or standard of care (handouts). Researchers will compare the diets of the recipients of the nutrition counseling to a control group who receives nutrition handouts to see if nutrition sessions with a Registered Dietitian improve dietary intake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05965947

Run by

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

People needed

134

Starts

2023-06-12

Expected to finish

2025-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-12-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• History of brain injury
• Live in Alabama
• Live at home in the community
• Have internet access to join Zoom sessions

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 years of age
• No history of brain injury
• Lives outside of Alabama
• Currently in a hospital, rehabilitation facility, group home, or other location other than 'home'
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Not able/willing to participate based on the Decision-Making Capacity Assessment

Where it is running

• The University of Alabama — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.