Diet over pills? new study tests food as pain relief for spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT07179588
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether nutrition education and one-on-one counseling can reduce chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury. Thirty adults will attend monthly sessions for four months, either in person or online. Researchers will measure changes in pain intensity and nerve pain using standard rating scales.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nutrition education and counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help manage chronic pain after spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 people and no control group. Results may not apply to everyone, and diet changes alone may not reduce pain significantly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥18 y) * With SCI (motor complete or incomplete American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D, paraplegia or ventilator-independent tetraplegia) * Have chronic pain Exclusion Criteria: * Adults unable to consent Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women (self-report) * Prisoners * Those not meeting inclusion criteria will be excluded (e.g., no pain).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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