Actively Recruiting
Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury
Led by University of Miami · Updated on 2026-04-21
56
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
94 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Miami
Lead Sponsor
T
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of food on cardiovascular and metabolic health in men with and without spinal cord injury (SCI).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male participants
- Physically inactive (less than 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous activity for the last 3 months)
- Body weight stable within plus or minus 3 kilograms for the past 3 months
- For SCI participants: chronic spinal cord injury at least 1 year post-injury
- For SCI participants: motor-complete spinal cord injury, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A or B
- For SCI participants: injury level at T6 or above and able to feed themselves independently
You will not qualify if you...
- Uncompensated thyroid disease
- Diabetes
- Swallowing or gastrointestinal problems
- Allergies or aversions to foods or ingredients
- Use of prescribed prokinetic, antipsychotic, or anti-obesity medications
- For SCI participants: incomplete spinal cord injury AIS C or D
- For SCI participants: ventilator-dependent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Guillermo Mederos
CONTACT
G
Gary J Farkas, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
3
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