Assessing Dietary Requirements in Relation to Resting Metabolic Rate in Spinal Cord Injury

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03518892

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-08

Start date

2018-03-19

Completion date

2020-04-01

Last updated

2020-12-16

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Conditions

Dietary Habits, Spinal Cord Injuries

Keywords

Resting Metabolic Rate

Brief summary

Assess the relationship between body composition, metabolism, and dietary needs in people with spinal cord injury compared to their healthy controls that are age and sex matched.

Detailed description

This study will quantify body composition and resting metabolic rate and then compare these parameters to results from a nutritional analysis. Participants will have two study visits that include physical exam, blood draws, resting metabolic rate, Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan, and dietary assessments.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTResting Metabolic Rate

30 minute test to determine daily caloric needs

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBody Composition

Total Body DXA scan to determine fat mass, fat-free mass, and percent body fat

BEHAVIORALDietary Assessment

Self administered dietary logs

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1\. C4-L2 motor complete (AIS A & B) Spinal Cord injury for duration greater than 12 months. 4\. \<5% change in body in body weight over the past 12 months 5. Fluent in written and spoken English

Exclusion criteria

1. \<22% body fat 2. Coronary artery disease 3. Type 1 diabetes mellitus, insulin-requiring Type 2 or untreated diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose\>126 or HgbA1c\>7.0) 4. Hypothyroidism, and/or renal disease 5. Decisional impairment 6. Prisoner

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Percentage of Body fat	Week 2	—
Fat Free Mass	Week 2	lbs
Fat Mass	Week 2	lbs
Resting Metabolic Rate	Week 2	—
Dietary Assessment Using Self-Reported Diary Questionaire	Week 2	Dietary information will be collected from the participants using a self-reported food frequency diary questionnaire. The diary will log food, amount eaten, how it was prepared, and brand name of participant food intake at breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026