UTSW NORC Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Program

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic

Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions

Treatments

Other: Telehealth with dietician

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06924177

STU20250145

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of a 9-week dietician-guided program modified from the National Diabetic Prevention Program (modified DPP-diet) in people with spinal cord injury on body composition and insulin sensitivity.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Does 9 week modified DPP-diet reduce body fat percentage and insulin resistance?

Participants will:

Have 9 weeks of Telehealth visit with dietician certified in providing DPP. Visit the laboratory before, immediately and 9 weeks after completion of the modified DPP-diet.

Share with the researcher on the perceived benefit and obstacles in implementing the modified DPP-diet as part of their daily activities.

Enrollment

20 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

age 18-65 years old
have had SCI for more than one year
not independently ambulatory
primarily uses a wheelchair for mobility
community-dwelling
without comorbidities listed in the exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus
pregnancy
active systemic disease, e.g., heart disease, real failure/insufficiency, multiple myeloma, lupus with nephropathy, sickle cell disease, symptomatic myasthenia gravis, poorly controlled hypo- or hyperthyroidism.