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Dietary Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Description

Randomized controlled trial of a curriculum intervention teaching patients to eat a whole-food plant-based dietary pattern versus standard of care in kidney transplant recipients within the first few months of transplant

Conditions

Kidney Transplant; ComplicationsKidney DiseasesTransplant;Failure,KidneyDiabetesHypertensionObesityDiet, HealthyLifestyle, Healthy
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Related Conditions:

Kidney Transplant; ComplicationsKidney DiseasesTransplant;Failure,KidneyDiabetesHypertensionObesityDiet, HealthyLifestyle, Healthy

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Study Details

Study overview

Randomized controlled trial of a curriculum intervention teaching patients to eat a whole-food plant-based dietary pattern versus standard of care in kidney transplant recipients within the first few months of transplant

Dietary Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Dietary Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Condition
Kidney Transplant; Complications
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Sacramento

UC Davis, Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Kidney transplant recipient aged 18 or greater
  • * Post-transplant months 2-12
  • * eGFR \>= 20 mL/min
  • * Have at least one of the following:
  • 1. Hypertension history (BP \>= 150/90 or on BP medications)
  • 2. Hyperglycemia history (FBG \>= 100 x 2 or on diabetes medications)
  • 3. Overweight (BMI \>= 25)
  • * Rejection episode before study enrollment
  • * Gastrointestinal feeding tube or requires alternative nutrition
  • * Unable to understand or read English
  • * Unable to attend online classes or complete study questionnaires independently
  • * Already eating a plant-based diet
  • * Unwilling to make dietary changes
  • * Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • * Unable to consent
  • * Blindness
  • * Prisoners

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Davis,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31