NCT03025048

A Holistic Dietary Intervention for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

PILOT: A Holistic Dietary Intervention for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

People with spinal cord injury are at increased risk for overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and decreased quality of life compared With able bodied. This pilot aims to assess the impact of a nutrition intervention that combines several methods to help people change their lifestyle. The pilot project combines individual interviews and personal lifestyle goals (diet) with group classes for people with long-standing spinal cord injury. In addition to nutrition theory and practical exercises for diet-planning, motivational interviewing and mindfullness are incorporated into the course. The course is interdisciplinary, but is led primarily by a dietitian. Data is collected before the course starts and right after the 9-week course ends. The measurements involves self-perceived quality of life, food diary, weight, waist circumference and body composition (measured by BIA and DXA).

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	A holistic dietary intervention for persons with spinal cord injury	A lifestyle program over 9 weeks combining individual consultations with a dieatitian and interdiciplinary group sessions

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2017-01-19
• Last updated: 2019-04-30