Assessment of nutritional education of standard low fat and low calorie diets on reduction of risk factors of metabolic syndrome in comparison with control group in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center0 sites52 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated: February 22, 2018

Conditions

Trial Snapshot

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•Inclusion criteria are : Age above 18; Minimum time since injury of 2 years ; Traumatic injury; BMI higher than 22. Exclusion criteria are: Pregnancy; lactation; Previous history of diseases that affect bone metabolism such as Paget’s disease; primary hyperparathyroidism; osteomalacia; Clinical hypocalcemia; hypophosphatemia; Consumption of medications like calcitonin, floride, calciteriol, heparin, phenytoin, phenobarbital and estrogen in the past 6 months; Consumption of bisphosphonates or corticosteroids for more than 6 months; previous history of consumption of methotrexate or floride; Recent consumption of medications (either synthetic or herbal) with anti-platelet activity, tetracyclin, magnesium or zinc supplements; Previous history of liver diseases or any symptoms indicating liver diseases based on screening laboratory tests; Previous history of fracture of femur or spine in the past year (unrelated to the trauma); Previous history of allergy to fish or fish oil; Anemia (confirmed by hemoglobin or hematocrit measurement); Hypertension

Sponsor

Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center