Actively Recruiting
PLADO for Conservative Management of CKD
Led by Lebanese American University · Updated on 2025-04-17
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
109 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
L
Lebanese American University
Lead Sponsor
Z
Zayed University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a plant-dominant low protein diet, referred to as PLADO diet, works to decrease metabolic acidosis, a major risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, in adults with CKD. It will also learn about the safety, viability, and economic attractiveness of this diet. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the PLADO diet more effective in managing metabolic acidosis in comparison with the standard-of-care CKD diet in adults with CKD? * Is the PLADO diet safe, viable, and economically attractive adults with CKD? Researchers will compare the PLADO diet to the standard-of-care CKD diet to see if the PLADO diet works better to decrease metabolic acidosis. Participants will: * Receive nutrition education of the PLADO diet or the standard-of-care CKD diet via monthly sessions for 6 months. * Visit the clinic monthly for 6 months, then after 3 months for checkups and tests.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
PLADO for Conservative Management of CKD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 years and above
- Diagnosed with stages 3 to 5 chronic kidney disease with estimated GFR 9 ml/min/1.73 m2 stable for at least three months
- Controlled blood sugar and blood pressure levels on treatment
- Normal nutritional status as defined by GLIM criteria
- Willing to undergo baseline screening and attend monthly face-to-face visits at the outpatient department
You will not qualify if you...
- Overt infection, persistent anorexia, vomiting, or diarrhea within the last month
- Presence of wasting diseases such as cancer, tuberculosis, liver failure, or heart failure
- Serum potassium level greater than 5.5 mEq/L during the past 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Lebanese American University Medical Center- Rizk Hospital
Beirut, Lebanon
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Rana Rizk, PhD, MS, MPH, LD
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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