Assessing nutritional status in patients with spinal cord injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Spinal cord injury; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000178549
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Traumatic spinal cord injury less than 6 weeks previously
Surgical fixation of fracture

Exclusion Criteria

Ventilator dependent
Medically unstable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy expenditure measured by calculation of the elimination rates of deuterium and O-18 through the regular sampling of heavy isotope concentrations in the urine.[Urine samples taken on days 1, 2, 3, 4 and days 11, 12, 13, 14 post-dose of doubly labelled water (2-week period).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body composition measured using dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and bioimpedance analysis (BIA).[Baseline only];Creatinine levels in urine[Samples taken at the beginning and end of the two week observation period.]