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Oral Nutritional Optimization in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect on hematological markers of nutritional intervention on nutritionally deficient patients following total joint replacement surgery.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2021-07-06
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2025-09-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Ensure
Ensure Max Protein Shake is an over the counter available drinkable nutritional supplement. Per serving, it contains: * 160 Calories, 20 from fat * 2g Total fat * 0.5g Saturated fat * 20mg Cholesterol * 135mg Sodium * 170mg Potassium * 19g Total carbohydrate * \<1g Fiber * 4g Sugar * 16g Protein Participants will receive Ensure High Protein for 2 weeks pre- and 4 weeks post-operatively. These patients will be instructed to consume 1 serving (16fl oz) of Ensure High Protein daily. They will be provided with this product at a pre-operative clinical visit or have it mailed to their home. Hematologic nutritional values will be measured as specified previously. Descriptive statistics will be used to report baseline characteristics and primary study objectives. Hematologic outcomes will be compared between the control ("NO ENSURE") and oral supplementation ("ENSURE") arms for the aforementioned baseline and perioperative variables
Locations (2)
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Rothman Orthopedic Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States