ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2020
Weight loss before total joint arthroplasty using a remote dietitian and mobile app: study protocol for a multicenter randomized, controlled trial.
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Implementing Weight Loss Before Total Joint Arthroplasty Using A Remote Dietitian and Mobile App: A Randomized, Control Trial
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Prehabilitation before total knee arthroplasty].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Pooled it
- Mobile Application's Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Compliance in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Telemedicine in orthopaedics and trauma surgery during the first year of COVID pandemic: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Outcomes of total hip arthroplasty in obese patients with and without preoperative weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- High and low body mass index increases the risk of short-term postoperative complications following total shoulder arthroplasty.JSES international · 2025Article
- Preoperative strategies to prevent periprosthetic joint infection after knee replacement: evidence-based recommendations for multidisciplinary practice.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- mHealth for the Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Obesity and total joint arthroplasty: Does weight loss in the preoperative period improve perioperative outcomes?Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Article
- Nutritionist Referral Modestly Improves Weight Loss and Increases Surgery Rate in Obese Patients Seeking Total Joint Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2022Article
- Telemedicine trends in orthopaedics and trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric analysis and review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2022Article
- Obesity, preoperative weight loss, and telemedicine before total joint arthroplasty: a review.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Review
- The Use of mHealth in Orthopedic Surgery: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe months prior to elective surgery may present an opportunity for patients to initiate behavior changes that will simultaneously ready them for surgery and improve their overall health status. An upcoming elective total joint arthroplasty (TJA) may serve as motivation for patients with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI]> 40 kg/m
methodsThe purpose of this multicenter randomized, controlled trial is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a 12-week remote dietitian (RD) supervised dietary and physical activity weight loss intervention and mobile app for 60 patients with severe obesity prior to undergoing TJA. Intervention participants will receive access to a smartphone app and connect with an RD who will contact these participants weekly or bi-weekly via video calls for up to nine video calls. Together, participants and RDs will set goals for lifestyle modifications, and RDs will check on progress towards achieving these goals using in-app tools such as food logs and text messages between video calls. All patients will be encouraged to lose at least 20 pounds with a goal BMI < 40 kg/m DISCUSSION: This will be the first study to assess pre-operative weight loss in patients with severe obesity anticipating orthopaedic surgery using an RD and mobile app intervention aimed at helping patients become eligible for TJA.
trial registrationRegistered on 1 April 2020 at Clincialtrials.gov. Trial number is NCT04330391 .
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