Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury
No applicable phase (e.g. observational)
Conditions:
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: University of Miami
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Overview
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).
Who can participate
Inclusion Criteria:
SCI and Controls
* 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
SCI Only
* Chronic SCI (≥ 1-year post-injury)
* Motor-complete SCI American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A and B
* T6 injuries and above that can independently feed themselves
Exclusion Criteria:
SCI and Controls
* Uncompensated thyroid disease
* Diabetes
* Swallowing or gastrointestinal pathologies
* Allergies or aversions to foods/ingredients
* Prescribed prokinetic, antipsychotic, or anti-obesity agents
SCI Only
* Incomplete SCI AIS C or D
* Ventilator-dependent
Interventions
Low meal condition
OTHER
Moderate meal condition
OTHER
High meal condition
OTHER
Ad-libitum control condition
OTHER
Locations
1
United States (1)
University of Miami - Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
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