A short nutrition video may boost recovery after knee or shoulder surgery — a trial puts it to the test
NCT ID NCT07723742
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether a brief educational video on nutrition can improve diet quality in people recovering from knee or shoulder arthroscopic surgery. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either standard post-operative care or standard care plus a recorded video from a dietitian. The study measures changes in diet quality using a validated questionnaire called REAP-S.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a recorded nutritional education video
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to improve recovery after common orthopedic surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on diet quality scores, not direct recovery outcomes. The video may not change eating habits enough to affect healing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 10 years and older and scheduled for a knee or shoulder arthroscopic procedure Exclusion Criteria: * participants not undergoing arthroscopic surgery * patients under 10 years of age * participants taking appetite-suppressant medications
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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