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Nutrition Program

Diet group for Multiple Sclerosis

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By David S Ditor, PhD
Research Sponsored by Brock University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline, and after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (in both groups)
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Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of a 12-week pilot community-based nutrition program for individuals with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis, and to determine the effects of the nutrition program on body composition, inflammation, neuropathic pain, depression and quality of life.

Eligible Conditions
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Spinal Cord Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at baseline, and after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (in both groups)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline, and after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (in both groups) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change from baseline blood lipids at 12 weeks
Change from baseline body composition at 12 weeks
Change from baseline depression at 12 weeks
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Secondary outcome measures
Dietary intake

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Diet groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The diet group will be involved in a 12-week pilot nutrition program based on the anti-inflammatory diet studied by Allison and Ditor (2015). The nutrition program will entail: Once per week (Monday mornings), nutrition program members will come to Power Cord to pick up their box of ingredients for their meals that week (Monday to Friday). Recipe cards will accompany the ingredients, and enough food will be provided for 3 meals and 2 snacks per day. The meals will be based on the anti-inflammatory diet previously studied in Allison and Ditor (2015). 10-12 online videos that cover basic kitchen/cooking skills, how to prepare the meals in the program, how to shop for healthy foods at the grocery store, etc. At the beginning of the program each member will be provided with a few pieces of accessible kitchen equipment that will made food preparation and cooking much easier. Once per month, we will be offering a live cooking class.
Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
The control group will eat their usual diet for the 12-week period.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brock UniversityLead Sponsor
38 Previous Clinical Trials
2,073 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Multiple Sclerosis
25 Patients Enrolled for Multiple Sclerosis
David S Ditor, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorBrock University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
25 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Multiple Sclerosis
25 Patients Enrolled for Multiple Sclerosis

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
A Pilot Nutrition Program for Spinal Cord Injury and MS
David Ditor 2022. "A Pilot Nutrition Program for Spinal Cord Injury and MS". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03977922.
~2 spots leftby Apr 2025
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