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Diet Modification for Chronic Kidney Disease

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Led By Nand Wadwha, MD

Research Sponsored by Nand Wadhwa

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at whether patients with chronic kidney disease can improve their health by increasing their intake of fruits and vegetables rich in potassium, with the help of a nutritional counselor and a potassium-binding medication.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 with chronic kidney disease (eGFR 15-44ml/min/1.73m2) and high potassium levels in their blood (≥5.0 mmol/L). They should be on stable doses of certain heart or blood pressure medicines for at least two weeks. People allergic to patiromer or already taking potassium controlling drugs can't join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if eating more fruits and vegetables, including those high in potassium, helps people with chronic kidney disease. It includes nutritional advice and managing high potassium levels using a drug called patiromer.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects may include digestive issues due to increased fiber from fruits and vegetables, as well as any reactions related to the use of patiromer for managing hyperkalemia.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

By increasing the consumption of Fruits and Vegetable in their daily diet using the Nutritional Fruits and Vegetable Diary based off of the USDA Nutritive Value of foods and completing the Quality of Life Nutritional Questionnaire.

Secondary outcome measures

The Kidney Function levels will be tested at each visit from blood samples provided by the subject.

Other outcome measures

Measure serum Potassium blood levels to remain below 5mmol/L

Measure the description of Daily bowel moments to test for constipation

Measure the subjects diet intake related to Quality of Life

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: chronic kidney disease patientsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Evaluation of Increased fruits and vegetables consumption in chronic kidney disease patients maintaining normokalemia with patiromer

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Nand WadhwaLead Sponsor

Nand Wadwha, MDPrincipal InvestigatorNY Health

Media Library

Fruits and Vegetable increase (Other) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05050110 — N/A

Chronic Kidney Disease Research Study Groups: chronic kidney disease patients

Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Fruits and Vegetable increase Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05050110 — N/A

Fruits and Vegetable increase (Other) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05050110 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are participants still being accepted for this trial?

"On clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is documented as actively searching for participants; initial postings date back to November 24th 2020 with recent updates on September 26th 2022."

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How many individuals are included in the current research project?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this trial has been actively enrolling since November 24th 2020 and was recently updated on September 26th 2022. As such, it is currently searching for 40 participants at a single location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Evaluation of Increased Fruits and Vegetables Consumption in Chronic Kidney Disease

Nand Wadhwa 2020. "Evaluation of Increased Fruits and Vegetables Consumption in Chronic Kidney Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05050110.

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