Status:
UNKNOWN
Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus
Body Composition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate different methods of measuring body composition (amount of fat, muscle, bone, and water in your body) and to determine relationships between body compositio...
Detailed Description
A preliminary investigation in our laboratory has demonstrated the advantage of using 4-compartment modeling to assess body composition in SCI adults. In comparing body composition analyses techniques...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Criteria for participation will include men and women within the age range of 18-65 years old with C5-L2 Motor-Complete (ASIA A\&B)
- SCI of duration greater than 12 months to ensure a homogenous sample.
Exclusion
- Persons with uncompensated hypothyroidism, and/or renal disease will be excluded from the study.
- Additionally, individuals with uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia, recent (within 3 months) deep vein thrombosis
- Pressure ulcers \> Grade II will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00957762
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
August 12 2009
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Hunter Holmes McGuire Spinal Cord Injury Research Lab
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249