Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury
ConditionSCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Miami
About this trial
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).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Men
Physically inactive (<150 minutes per week of moderate-vigorous activity intensity for the preceding 3 months)
Weight stable: body mass ±3 kilograms (kg) for past 3 months
Chronic SCI (≥ 1-year post-injury)
Disqualifiers
Uncompensated thyroid disease
Diabetes
Swallowing or gastrointestinal pathologies
Allergies or aversions to foods/ingredients
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Low meal condition
- Moderate meal condition
- High meal condition
- Ad-libitum control condition
Treatment groups
56 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Miami
Lead sponsor
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov