UTSW NORC Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Program
This study is looking at how a 9-week diet program, called the modified DPP-diet, affects people with spinal cord injury (SCI). The program involves telehealth visits with a dietitian. Researchers want to see if this diet can reduce body fat and improve how your body uses insulin (insulin sensitivity). You might be able to join if you are 18-65 years old, have had an SCI for over a year, use a wheelchair, and live in the community. You cannot join if you have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes or are pregnant. The study aims to enroll 20 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This study will enroll 20 participants with spinal cord injury. All participants will receive the modified DPP-diet intervention.
- What's involved
- You will have 9 weeks of telehealth visits with a dietitian. You will also visit a lab before, immediately after, and 9 weeks after finishing the diet program for measurements and blood draws.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your body fat and insulin sensitivity will be measured up to 9 weeks after you complete the diet program.
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UTSW NORC Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Program
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- body fat compositionfrom enrollment to 9 weeks after completion of the modified DPP-diet program
Whole body fat percentage from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan. The unit will be %, with higher value indicating larger amount of body fat within an individual.
- Homeostatic Model Assessment 2 for Insulin Resistance (HOMA2-IR)from enrollment to 9 weeks after completion of the modified DPP-diet program
An insulin resistance index calculated from fasting glucose (mmol/l) and insulin (μU/ml) level from blood draw. The HOMA2-IR will be calculated using the formula: HOMA2-IR = (Fasting Insulin (μU/ml) \* Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)) / 22.5.