About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Individuals with traumatic SCI
At least 1-year post-injury
Age 20 years of age or older
BMI > 22 kg/m2 at enrollment
Disqualifiers
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 (e.g., Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, clinic-based program) and/or participated in another diet program within the past 6 months
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Telenutrition
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Lead sponsor
San Jose State University
Collaborator
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborator