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Association Between Body Composition and Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Led by University of Miami · Updated on 2026-03-19
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
236 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purposes of the study are to quantify and compare relationships among acute changes in inflammatory markers and evoked pain sensitivity after a high-fat meal (HFM) challenge, compared to a moderate-fat meal challenge, and explore the influence of body composition on these responses, in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Association Between Body Composition and Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18-70 years
- Spinal cord injury occurring at least 2 years prior to study entry
- Neurological level of injury between C4 and L2
- American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D
- English-speaking
You will not qualify if you...
- Cognitive dysfunction limiting understanding of study risks or consent ability
- Chronic systemic inflammation conditions unrelated to weight or adiposity (e.g., autoimmune diseases, recurrent or active urinary tract infection, pressure injury greater than Stage 2)
- Conditions preventing body composition measurement by DXA (e.g., lower limb contracture over 15 degrees)
- Inability to obtain free-flowing blood from superficial forearm or hand vein
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146
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Research Team
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Elizabeth Felix, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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