Recruiting

Post-Operative Meal

Sponsor:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Code:

NCT07169448

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a medically tailored post-operative meal delivery program on surgical outcomes and metabolic lab markers in orthopaedic trauma patients. Patients will have 12 days of meals and shakes delivered to their house through our partnership with Meals on Wheels. Metabolic lab values will be drawn at the 2 week and 6 week post-op visits. All patients will be followed for up to 1 year postoperatively.

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Study ID

NCT07169448

Start date

Sep 1, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals 18 years old or older are included.
  • English or Spanish speaking
  • Reside in the following zip codes: 90001, 90002, 90003, 90004, 90005, 90006, 90007, 90008, 90009, 90010, 90011, 90012, 90013, 90014, 90015, 90016, 90017, 90018, 90019, 90020, 90021, 90023, 90026, 90027, 90028, 90029, 90031, 90035, 90036, 90037, 90038, 90039, 90043, 90044, 90046, 90047, 90048, 90052, 90057, 90059, 90061, 90062, 90065, 90068, 90069
  • Discharged home, either directly from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center or after time in a skilled nursing facility or acute rehab
  • Orthopaedic trauma surgical patients that have had an operation and inpatient stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any records flagged "break the glass" or "research opt out."
  • Any pregnant patients.
  • Patients with any congenital metabolic conditions
  • Patients with dietary restrictions (ex. Kosher, Halal, vegan, gluten free, etc.) that are unable to be reasonably accommodated by St. Vincent Meals on Wheels
  • Any patients with mental illness the prevents them from giving consent.
  • Patients with dementia or cognitive impairment.
  • Patients who are homeless and/or unreliable to follow up

Study Design

Enrollment

75 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Orthopaedic trauma surgical patients with inpatient stay

Discharged home from hospital, skilled nursing facility, or acute rehab

Primary outcome measure

  • Metabolic biomarker changes over time [ Time Frame: From enrollment to 6-weeks postop ]
  • Incidence of acute wound complications [ Time Frame: From enrollment to end of treatment at 1-year postop ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Program Manager

424-314-0536joel.arnold@cshs.org

Program Manager

310-423-4295laura.sarmiento@cshs.org

Locations

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Contacts

Program Manager

424-314-0536joel.arnold@cshs.org

Program Manager

310-423-4295laura.sarmiento@cshs.org

Principal Investigator:

Carol Lin, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Last update posted

Mar 20, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • Food is medicine

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on 2026-03-20.