Food Security and Perceptions and Barriers to Healthy Eating in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries

NCT03457558 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 05-17-21E
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 149
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Food security is one's ability to get food. Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) have many risk factors for low rates of food security. Some of these risk factors include lower levels of income and employment. Our long-term goal is to identify if food security is more prevalent in the SCI population, and to develop ways to improve food security in the SCI population. The purpose of this study is to determine the rates of food insecurity in a sample of people living with a SCI and to identify some perceptions of barriers to healthy eating in the SCI population.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Food Security

  The US Adult Food Security Survey will be administered to all participants. They will each receive a score of 0-10. A score of zero represents high food security. A score of 1-2 represents marginal food security. A score of 3-5 represents low food security, and a score of 6-10 represents very low food security.

  Completed at time of enrollment

• Perception Barriers

  Perceived personal, social, and environmental barriers will be measured using a questionnaire previously used among young women

  Completed at time of enrollment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults, \>18 years of age, of any ethnicity and race, with history of a SCI without the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or malignant cancer, at least one year prior to enrollment in the study. All participants will be community wheelchair users.

You may qualify if:

• age \> 18 years old
• Male or female, any ethnicity, with the history of a spinal cord injury at least one year prior (without a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis or malignant cancer)
• Community wheelchair user
• Voluntary, informed consent of participant and interest in participating in further research studies
• Lives in the community, not a skilled nursing facility

You may not qualify if:

• age \<18 years old
• Chronic, nontobacco substance-abuse
• Community ambulator

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Carolinas Rehabilitation

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Jesse Lieberman

  Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2018
• First Posted: March 7, 2018
• Study Start: October 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 25, 2020
• Study Completion: September 25, 2020
• Last Updated: April 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)