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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to find out if receiving education regarding increased risks of cardiometabolic disease helps subjects understand these risks and how these risks participants' health.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 70 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Men and Women with SCI/D aged 18-70 years. 2. Neurologically complete and incomplete American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment scale (AIS) A-D spinal cord levels C5 and below. 3. Enrolled no later than 4 months following discharge from initial rehabilitation from SCI.

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Pregnancy determined by urine testing in sexually active females. 2. Cognitive impairment that compromises the legitimacy of consent. 3. Grade 3-4 pressure injury at the time of study entry. 4. Prisoners

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Cardio-Metabolic Disease (CMD) Consumer Guide Group 		Hard paper copy of as well as an electronic copy of the guide will be provided to subjects and study staff will provide a general review of the contents of the guide with subjects during their education sessions. Participants will be in this group for 6 months.
  • Behavioral: PVA Consumer Guide
    Subject's will receive education on the PVA consumer guide 3 times over the course of the study. Each session will be approximately 10-15 minutes and will consist of a general review of the nutrition, exercise, and general healthy living guidelines content included.
Active Comparator
WebMD Group 		Subjects will be introduced to WebMD and its contents. A brief document will be provided that includes site summary and website. Study staff will provide a very brief overview of the site. Participants will be in this group for 6 months.
  • Behavioral: WebMD
    Subject's will receive education on how to navigate the WebMD site and find information on health, exercise and nutrition 3 times over the course of the study. Each session will be approximately 10-15 minutes and will consist of a general review of the health and wellness content available on the website. At study completion, subjects in this group will be provided with the PVA guide and a brief orientation of the nutrition, exercise, and general healthy living guidelines content included in the guide.

Recruiting Locations

MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Washington, District of Columbia 20010
Contact:
Ana Aguirre
202-877-1875
AnaValeria.AguirreGuemez@medstar.net

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Miami

Study Contact

Patricia Graham, MS
3052435119
pgraham1@med.miami.edu

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