SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition intervention on diet quality in managing pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNutrition Education Program
The participants will attend a monthly nutrition education session for 4 months (total 4 sessions). The sessions will be available in person and over teleconference platforms (i.e., Zoom). Each session will be up to 1-hour, which will include nutrition guidelines to manage diet quality.
BEHAVIORALNutrition Counseling
Participant will meet with a registered dietitian for one-on-one diet consults once a month for 4 months. These sessions can be in-person or via Zoom. Each session will be up to 1 hour, and will be done to assess if the nutrition guidelines taught during the education sessions are being implemented.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults (≥18 y) * With SCI (motor complete or incomplete American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D, paraplegia or ventilator-independent tetraplegia) * Have chronic pain
Exclusion criteria
* Adults unable to consent Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women (self-report) * Prisoners * Those not meeting inclusion criteria will be excluded (e.g., no pain).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in pain rating as measured by the Numerical Rating Scale | Baseline, 4-months (after intervention) | The primary pain outcome will be measured using a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS) of average pain intensity during the past week, with higher scores indicating higher pain intensity. |
| Change in neuropathic pain severity as measured by the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory | Baseline, 4-months (after intervention) | Neuropathic pain severity outcome will be measured using the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI; 0-100) with higher scores indicating greater pain levels. This neuropathic pain rating will be captured at baseline and after the intervention period (4 months). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORElizabeth Felix, PhD
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed