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Video diet coaching may cut heart risks after spinal cord injury

NCT ID NCT05468437

Disease control Sponsor: Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether nutrition counseling delivered over video calls can help people with spinal cord injury eat healthier and lower their risk of obesity, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Participants, who are at least one year post-injury and overweight, will receive six sessions with a dietitian over three months. Researchers will compare their diet quality and blood fat levels with a group that waits for the counseling.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Telenutrition counseling with a Registered Dietitian via video conferencing
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a practical way to improve diet and reduce heart disease risk in people with spinal cord injury.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and early, and results may not apply to everyone. Success depends on participants sticking with the counseling and changing their eating habits.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 96 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2022

Expected to finish

Aug 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals with traumatic SCI 2. At least 1-year post-injury 3. Age 20 years of age or older 4. BMI \> 22 kg/m2 at enrollment 5. Proficiency in English or Spanish 6. Living at home or in a private home setting (i.e., not an extended care facility) in the state of California 7. Able / willing to come to SCVMC for in-person assessments 8. Primarily a wheelchair user (\>40 hours per week) 9. Able to use, or learn how to use, an iPad 10. Possess adequate decision-making capacity to provide independent informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medical instability (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, pneumonia, severe pressure injury) 2. Current self-reported pregnancy 3. Other medical condition requiring a strict specialized diet (e.g., renal failure, diabetes) 4. 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 5. Current or past diagnosis of an eating disorder (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) 6. Receiving enteral nutrition 7. Individuals without a primary care physician 8. HbA1c \>7% (these individuals would need to be treated with metformin or other anti-diabetic medication and the intervention would have to be significantly altered for them) 9. Individuals who are in law enforcement custody

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome X Obesity obesity disorder spinal cord injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiometabolic syndrome Obesity Spinal cord injuries

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

    San Jose, California, 95128, United States

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