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

NCT03518892 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2020-12-16

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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.

Conditions

  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Dietary Habits

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Resting Metabolic Rate

30 minute test to determine daily caloric needs

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Body Composition

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

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary Assessment

Self administered dietary logs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Gater, MD, PhD, MS · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-19
Primary Completion
2020-04-01
Completion
2020-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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