Status:

UNKNOWN

Dietary Intervention Trial Targeting Metabolic Syndrome After Kidney Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

University Medical Center Groningen

Conditions:

Kidney Transplant; Complications

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have a considerably lower life expectancy as compared with the general population, primarily due to a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. KTR often develop a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Given informed consent.
  • At least 6 months after kidney transplantation.
  • Stable renal function with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \> 30 mL/min.
  • Raised systolic blood pressure (≥130 mmHg) and at least two more features of metabolic syndrome: central obesity (waist circumference ≥102 for men and ≥88cm for women), elevated triglycerides (≥ 1.7 mmol/L), reduced HDL-C (\< 1.0 mmol/L for men and \< 1.3 mmol/L for women) or on drug treatment for reduced HDL, elevated plasma glucose (≥ 5.6 mmol/L) or on drug treatment for elevated glucose9.
  • Approval by nephrologist for participation in the study.

Exclusion

  • Active medical illness, including rejection of the graft.
  • Psychopathology or serious cognitive impairment.
  • Necessity to follow specific dietary measures for health purposes that conflict with the study diets.
  • Use of insulin or sulfonylurea (SU)-derivates.
  • Language barrier.
  • Pregnancy or lactating.
  • Serum potassium \> 5.0 mmol/L that requires dietary measures.
  • Moderate or severe malnutrition (Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) stage B or C). In this case, patient will be referred to a renal dietician.
  • Participation in other intervention trials.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04698408

Start Date

January 1 2021

End Date

October 1 2022

Last Update

January 6 2021

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