Trial reportThe journal of spinal cord medicine2007
Behavioral intervention, exercise, and nutrition education to improve health and fitness (BENEfit) in adolescents with mobility impairment due to spinal cord dysfunction.
Trial report in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- The effect of behavioral intervention and nutrition education program on serum lipid profile, body weight and blood pressure in Iranian individuals with spinal cord injury: A randomized clinical trial.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2018Trial
- Investigation of Body Composition Indices and Functional Outcome Questionnaires in Children with Spinal Cord Disorders.Spinal cord series and cases · 2025Article
- Targeting Sarcopenia as an Objective Clinical Outcome in the Care of Children with Spinal Cord-Related Paralysis: A Clinician's View.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Exploring Direct and Indirect Associations of Exercise and Sport Participation with Employment among Individuals with Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Comparison of the functional and cardiovascular effects of home-based versus supervised hospital circuit training exercises in male wheelchair users with chronic paraplegia.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Weight management for adults with mobility related disabilities: Rationale and design for an 18-month randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- A Scoping Review of Self-Management Interventions Following Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2020Article
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- Personal and environmental factors to consider when aiming to improve participation in physical activity in children with Spina Bifida: a qualitative study.BMC neurology · 2015Article
- Calorie and protein intake in acute rehabilitation inpatients with traumatic spinal cord injury versus other diagnoses.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2013Article
- Obesity in disabled children and adolescents: an overlooked group of patients.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2010Review
- Limiting factors in peak oxygen uptake and the relationship with functional ambulation in ambulating children with spina bifida.European journal of applied physiology · 2008Article
- Impact of spinal cord dysfunction and obesity on the health-related quality of life of children and adolescents.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2007Article
- Nutrition, metabolic syndrome, and obesity: Guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineReview
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Abstract
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objectiveDetermine the effects of a nutrition education and exercise intervention on the health and fitness of adolescents with mobility impairment due to spinal cord dysfunction from myelomeningocele and spinal cord injury. Subjects participated in a 16-week intervention consisting of a behavioral approach to lifestyle change, exercise, and nutrition education to improve fitness (BENEfit) program. Participants were given a schedule of aerobic and strengthening exercises and attended nutrition education and behavior modification sessions every other week along with their parent(s). SUBJECTS: Twenty adolescents (aged 11-18 years, mean 15.4 +/- 2.2 years) with spinal cord dysfunction.
methodsSubjects were tested immediately prior to starting and upon completion of the program. Aerobic fitness was measured using a ramp protocol with an arm ergometer. Heart rate and oxygen uptake were measured. Values at anaerobic threshold and maximum oxygen uptake were recorded. Peak isokinetic arm and shoulder strength were determined with a dynamometer. Body composition was estimated with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Serum chemistry included measures of cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides.
resultsFourteen individuals completed all testing sessions. There was no significant overall change in weight, body mass index, body mass index z-scores, or serum chemistry. Overall, there was a significant increase in whole body lean tissue without a concomitant increase in whole body fat. Fitness measures revealed a significant increase in maximum power output, work efficiency as measured by the amount of power output produced aerobically, and resting oxygen uptake. Strength measurements revealed a significant increase in shoulder extension strength and a trend towards increased shoulder flexion strength. There were no significant changes in high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, or triglycerides.
conclusionsThe BENEfit program shows promise as a method for improving the health and fitness of adolescents with mobility impairments who are at high risk for obesity and obesity-related health conditions.
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