Preoperative Oral Hydration in the Ambulatory Arthroplasty Population

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorHospital for Special Surgery, New York

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to investigate if the consumption of a complex carbohydrate drink preoperatively, decreases the length of stay and causes for failure to launch in patients undergoing ambulatory total joint arthroplasty.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Candidates for ambulatory total knee arthroplasty

Candidates for ambulatory total hip arthroplasty

Candidates for ambulatory revision knee arthroplasty (liner exchange only)

Candidates for ambulatory revision hip arthroplasty (liner exchange only)

Disqualifiers

BMI less than 18.5 or greater than 37.0

Patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, clotting disorders, or neurological conditions preventing control of the affected limb.

Pregnant women

Patients scheduled as ambulatory due to insurance mandates

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Complex Carbohydrate Drink

Treatment groups

312 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups