Performance and Nutrition Program for Athletes in Adaptive Sports

June 12, 2019 updated by: Meegan G. Van Straaten, Mayo Clinic

The Effectiveness of a Performance and Nutrition Program for Athletes in Adaptive Sports

Researchers are trying to evaluate and recommend sustainable and effective health and wellness programs for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other physical disabilities.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Group1 (Group with spinal cord injury):

  • Participants with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury
  • Able to perform progressive exercise program
  • Willingness to participate in study

Group 2 (Able-bodied group):

  • Functional upper extremity range of motion
  • Able to perform progressive exercise program
  • Willingness to participate in study

Group3 (Other physical disability group):

  • Participants with a physical disability other than spinal cord injury
  • Able to perform progressive exercise program
  • Willingness to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria:

All groups:

• Any documented or reported health condition that would be contraindicated to a progressive exercise program

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Training & Nutrition
Participants receive performance training twice a week for 12 weeks and group and individual nutritional counseling during the 12 weeks.
Exercise at moderate to high intensities and diet education/counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in The World Health Organization Quality of Life Score (WHOQOL-BREF)
Time Frame: Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
The World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF) is a self-report questionnaire that contains 26 items and addresses 4 QOL domains: physical health (7 items), psychological health (6 items), social relationships (3 items) and environment (8 items). Two other items measure overall QOL and general health. Each domain's mean score can range between 4 and 20 and a higher score indicates a higher quality of life.
Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in exercise self-efficacy score (for participants not living with spinal cord injury)
Time Frame: Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
The Barriers Specific Self-Efficacy Scale is a self-reported survey and was designed to measure subjects' perceived capabilities to exercise even if faced with barriers to exercise. Scores can range from zero to 100 with higher numbers indicating better confidence that the subject has the capability to exercise.
Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
Change in exercise self-efficacy score (for participants living with spinal cord injury)
Time Frame: Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
The Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) is a self-reported survey and includes 10 questions and a maximum score of 40 with higher scores indicating more confidence to exercise.
Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
Change in self-reported un-weighed food records
Time Frame: Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)
Self-reported un-weighed food records are collected by participant interview with a registered dietician and also with digital photography of full food plates and left-overs. Improvement in dietary intake is indicated from a "yes" or "no" of whether study participants have met individual goals that are determined during baseline session with dietician.
Baseline (during week 1-2 of study), After intervention (week 16), 12 weeks after completion of study (week 28)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meegan G Van Straaten, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 9, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 26, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

January 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 14, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2019

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17-005392

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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