Your diet may determine if your hip surgery succeeds
NCT ID NCT07159945
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 1,296 patients who had surgery for a broken hip (intertrochanteric fracture). Researchers used three different nutrition scores to see if poor nutrition was linked to the metal implant failing. They found that a simple blood test-based score (CONUT) was the best predictor. The goal is to create a tool that helps surgeons identify at-risk patients before surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify patients at higher risk of fixation failure after hip fracture surgery, allowing for better pre-surgery nutrition planning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so it can show links but not prove cause and effect. The model needs to be tested in future prospective studies before it can be used in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,296 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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.
Who is studied
According to inclusion criteria, 1,296 patients undergoing internal fixation for intertrochanteric fractures at the aforementioned medical institutions between 2020 and 2024 were selected. All patients completed at least one year of follow-up. Follow-up comprised comprehensive orthopaedic examinations and serological tests, supplemented by repeat imaging where necessary to assess local fracture/internal fixation status.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- 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: * 1\. Diagnosis of ITF on the basis of medical history, symptoms, imaging data, etc.; 2. Treatment by internal fixation surgery; 3. Normal cognitive function; and 4. Informed consent obtained from the patient or family. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Significant missing data: In accordance with the Transparent Reporting of a Multivariate Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD) statement, only cases with complete key variables (missing rate \<5%) were included; 2. Severe preoperative systemic comorbidities (e.g., decompensated liver/renal failure, active pneumonia, malignancy, and cachexia) and/or a history of mental illness; and 3. Missing postoperative follow-up.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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