Actively Recruiting
Diet and Exercise Solutions to Postprandial Hypotension
Led by Ohio State University · Updated on 2026-04-27
13
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
80 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to determine if a low glycemic diet and lower-body electrical stimulation can reduce postprandial hypotension in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Diet and Exercise Solutions to Postprandial Hypotension
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Spinal cord injury between C4 and T12
- Requires use of a wheelchair for daily mobility
- American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A or B
- Injury occurred more than 1 year ago
- Age between 18 and 65 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Previous gut augmentation bariatric surgery
- Neurological impairment other than spinal cord injury
- History of uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia
- History of bone fractures
- Use of abdominal binder or anti-hypotensive drugs
- Fitted with pacemaker or defibrillator
- Current or past year use of electrical stimulation training
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Matthew Farrow, PhD
CONTACT
C
Ceren Yarar-Fisher, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
3
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