Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury

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Conditions studied: SCI - Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of food on cardiovascular and metabolic health in men with and without spinal cord injury (SCI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07103993

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

56

Starts

2026-03-13

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• SCI and Controls
• Men
• Physically inactive (<150 minutes per week of moderate-vigorous activity intensity for the preceding 3 months)
• Weight stable: body mass ±3 kilograms (kg) for past 3 months
• SCI Only
• Chronic SCI (≥ 1-year post-injury)
• Motor-complete SCI American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A and B
• T6 injuries and above that can independently feed themselves

You may not qualify if…

• SCI and Controls
• Uncompensated thyroid disease
• Diabetes
• Swallowing or gastrointestinal pathologies
• Allergies or aversions to foods/ingredients
• Prescribed prokinetic, antipsychotic, or anti-obesity agents
• SCI Only
• Incomplete SCI AIS C or D
• Ventilator-dependent

Where it is running

• University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis — Miami, Florida, United States (enrolling)

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