Nutritional intervention to enhance recovery after arthroscopic knee surgery in adults: a randomized controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Essential amino acid (EAA) and omega-3 fatty acid ingestion independently attenuate leg skeletal muscle disuse atrophy in uninjured persons. However, no data exist regarding the effectiveness of combined EAA and omega-3 fatty acid ingestion to mitigate skeletal muscle disuse atrophy in response to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. This pilot trial will explore the feasibility of recruitment and retention of ACLR outpatients from a single center across 18 months to consume either a combination of omega-3 fatty acids and EAAs, or a placebo control, for 4 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery.

Methods

Thirty adult (≥ 18 years old) ACLR outpatients will be recruited for this single center, double-blind, two-arm randomized controlled feasibilit

SUBMITTER: Nyman DLE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature