The Effect of Nutritional Education on Post-Arthroscopic Nutritional Status

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to determine how patient nutrition effects post-operative outcomes for patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

aged 10 years and older and scheduled for a knee or shoulder arthroscopic procedure

Disqualifiers

participants not undergoing arthroscopic surgery

patients under 10 years of age

participants taking appetite-suppressant medications

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Standard of Care

    Behavioral

    Patients will receive standard of care surgery and post-operative treatment for their arthroscopic surgery.

  • Nutritional Video

    Behavioral

    The nutritional video will be a recorded video from one of UAB's nutritionists highlighting the importance of quality nutrition for post-operative recovery.

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Participants undergoing arthroscopy surgery watching a nutritional video prior to surgeryExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Participants undergoing arthroscopy surgery without a nutritional video prior to surgeryActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Rapid Eating Assessment for Patients Survey (REAP-S) scores

The Rapid Eating Assessment for Patients Survey (REAP-S) is a validated 16-item questionnaire that clinicians use to quickly evaluate a patient's diet quality and identify specific nutritional risks. The questionnaire is divided into two sections, with the first 13 items scored on a 3-point frequency scale: Usually/Often: 1 point Sometimes: 2 points Rarely/Never (or Not Applicable): 3 points The total possible score for the first 13 questions ranges from 13 to 39, with higher scores indicating better diet quality. A score of ≥ 32 is generally considered indicative of a healthier, well-balanced diet.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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