The purpose of this research is to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition education program in increasing nutrition knowledge and improving health-related biomarkers in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
The intervention will consist of 12 monthly nutrition education sessions catered to people with spinal cord injuries. The curriculum is based on the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans such as consuming recommended amounts of fruits/vegetables, whole grains, etc. The sessions will be approximately 30-60 minutes and will be available in-person.
Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Florida, United States
Change in Nutrition Knowledge
The General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire is an 88-item scale that has a scoring range of 0 to 88 with a high score indicating more knowledge of nutrition.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Fasting Sodium
Measured in millimoles/liter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Potassium
Measured in millimoles/liter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Chloride
Measured in millimoles/liter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Blood Urea Nitrogen
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Glucose
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers -Triglycerides
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Total Cholesterol
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Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Very-low-density lipoprotein
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers -High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Measured in milligrams/deciliter assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Hemoglobin a1c
Measured as a percentage of hemoglobin a1c, assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months
Change in Cardiometabolic Biomarkers - Insulin
Measured in units of insulin per millimeter (uU/ml) assessed with blood analyses.
Time frame: Baseline, 12 months