Actively Recruiting
Exercise and Diet Effects in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Led by IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna · Updated on 2025-02-04
275
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
312 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Lead Sponsor
C
CNT (Centro Nazionale Trapianti)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether, over an observation period of 3 years, there is a reduction in cardiovascular risk, and the extent of this reduction, in a group of adult kidney transplant patients undergoing tailored exercise combined with dietary counselling compared to a group of patients following the 'standard of care'.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise and Diet Effects in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Clinically stabilised male and female kidney transplant patients
- Age between 30 and 69 years
- Transplant performed between 6 months and 10 years ago with clinical stability
- Kidney function (eGFR) of at least 30 mL/min/1.73m²
- Informed consent obtained
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to follow the prescribed interventions
- Recent acute cardiovascular event within 2 months
- Unstable angina
- Uncontrolled hyperkinetic or hypokinetic arrhythmias with haemodynamic impairment
- Severe aortic stenosis
- Heart failure NYHA class III-IV with ejection fraction below 40%
- Acute illnesses limiting physical activity
- Severe hypertension with basal blood pressure ≥ 200/110 mm Hg
- Neuro-musculo-skeletal conditions that could worsen with exercise
- Unwillingness to change lifestyle
- Substance abuse, psychiatric disorder, or conditions complicating doctor-patient communication
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, BO, Italy, 40138
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Giuseppe Tarantino, MD
CONTACT
V
Valentina Totti, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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