Actively Recruiting
Telenutrition for Individuals With SCI
Led by Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System · Updated on 2025-05-16
96
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
224 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Lead Sponsor
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San Jose State University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will provide nutrition counseling via FaceTime on an iPad to persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) who are overweight or obese and are at least one-year post-injury. Nutrition counseling may help participants to develop eating behaviors that match the participants' needs and help improve heart health. The purpose of this project is to decrease the risk of complications like obesity, high cholesterol, or diabetes, and explore associations between bowel and bladder function and nutrition. This study will require 3 in person visits that are about 3 months apart. The total length of the study is about 6 months and includes 3 months of telenutrition counseling.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Telenutrition for Individuals With SCI
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Individuals with traumatic SCI
- At least 1-year post-injury
- Age 20 years of age or older
- BMI > 22 kg/m2 at enrollment
- Proficiency in English or Spanish
- Living at home or in a private home setting (not an extended care facility) in California
- Able and willing to come to SCVMC for in-person assessments
- Primarily a wheelchair user (>40 hours per week)
- Able to use or learn to use an iPad
- Possess adequate decision-making capacity to provide informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Medical instability (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, pneumonia, severe pressure injury)
- Current self-reported pregnancy
- Other medical condition requiring a strict specialized diet (e.g., renal failure, diabetes)
- Participation in another diet program currently or within the past 6 months
- Current or past diagnosis of an eating disorder (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder)
- Receiving enteral nutrition
- Individuals without a primary care physician
- HbA1c >7%
- Individuals in law enforcement custody
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California, United States, 95128
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kazuko Shem, MD
CONTACT
C
Cria-May Khong
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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