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Effects of TRF on Obese Patients With CKD Stage 3-4

Effects of Time-restricted Feeding on Obese Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3-4: a Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05037747
Enrollment
28
Registered
2021-09-08
Start date
2021-08-12
Completion date
2022-07-01
Last updated
2022-07-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Time Restricted Feeding

Keywords

time-restricted feeding, chronic kidney disease, obesity

Brief summary

Obesity is associated with glomerular hyperfiltration leading to renal impairment and is a risk factor for the progression of kidney disease.Weight loss can reduce proteinuria and improve eGFR.Intermittent fasting is safe and effective, and in addition to improving body shape and weight in obese patients, it can also improve glucolipid metabolism, reduce proteinuria, improve kidney function and delay the progression of kidney disease.

Detailed description

KDOQI clinical practice guideline for nutrition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) uses a low-protein diet to reduce renal impairment and delay progression. The current research hotspot is dietary intervention. Time-restricted feeding was used to intervene in the progression of CKD. It restrict the time of eating but not the eaten calories, which have a higher compliance and safety. Studies have shown that intermittent fasting in obese patients with CKD is not only reduce body weight, but also improves glycolipid metabolism, reduces proteinuria and delays the progression of kidney disease. Intermittent fasting is currently a scientific research hotspot, and there are few international studies on the implementation of intermittent fasting to delay the deterioration of renal function in obese CKD patients, and lack of data on Chinese patients, which has great research potential. Based on the above background, this study was conducted as an pilot clinical trial to explore the effects of intermittent fasting on obese patients with CKD and to observe its effectiveness, safety and compliance.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTime-restricted feeding(TRF)

The TRF group was asked to restrict the eating window to 8 hours a day, during waking hours and also continue a low-protein diet.

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

It was non-randomized trial study design, two parallel groups were assigned to time-restricted feeding(TRF) and control group and to do the intervention for 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-65 years * CKD stage 3-4 and not on dialysis (eGFR: 15-59ml/min/1.73m2) * BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 * Good reading and comprehension skills, simple smartphone operation and no communication difficulties * Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant and breastfeeding * End-stage diseases * Acute and active diseases such as gastrointestinal bleeding or acute infections, serious decompensation with diseases such as cirrhosis decompensation stage, malignant tumor, serious heart and lung diseases, severe primary diseases of hematopoietic system, severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥200mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥120mmHg) and difficult to control blood pressure, within 3 months after major surgery, such as open surgery * Mental patients * Using medium-high doses of hormones and immunosuppressants * Participating in other researchers * Taking other dietary therapies, undergoing weight loss treatment * Vegetarian * Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes using insulin

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)12 weekseGFR at final visit - eGFR at initial visit

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in species of intestinal flora12 weeksspecies of intestinal flora at final visit - species of intestinal flora at initial visit
Changes in triceps skin fold thickness (cm)12 weekstriceps skin fold thickness at final visit - triceps skin fold thickness at initial visit
Changes in grip strength (kg)12 weeksgrip strength at final visit - grip strength at initial visit
Changes in fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)12 weeksfasting blood glucose at final visit - fasting blood glucose at initial visit
Changes in serum creatinine (umol/L)12 weeksserum creatinine at final visit - serum creatinine at initial visit
Changes in blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)12 weeksblood urea nitrogen at final visit - blood urea nitrogen at initial visit
Changes in serum uric acid (umol/L)12 weeksserum uric acid at final visit - serum uric acid at initial visit
Changes in proteinuria creatinine ratio (g/g)12 weeksproteinuria creatinine ratio at final visit - proteinuria creatinine ratio at initial visit
Changes in serum cystatin C (mg/L)12 weeksserum cystatin C at final visit - serum cystatin C at initial visit
Changes in total urine urea in 24 hours (mmol/24h)12 weekstotal urine urea in 24 hours at final visit - total urine urea in 24 hours at initial visit
Changes in interleukin-6 (pg/mL)12 weeksinterleukin-6 at final visit - interleukin-6 at initial visit
Changes in tumor necrosis factor-α (pg/mL)12 weekstumor necrosis factor-α at final visit - tumor necrosis factor-α at initial visit
Changes in C-reactive protein (mg/L)12 weeksC-reactive protein at final visit - C-reactive protein at initial visit
Changes in body weight (Kilograms)12 weeksbody weight at final visit - body weight at initial visit
Changes in waist circumference (cm)12 weekswaist circumference at final visit - waist circumference at initial visit
Change in body mass index (kg/m2)12 weeksbody mass index at final visit - body mass index at initial visit
Changes in serum total cholesterol levels (mmol/L)12 weeksserum total cholesterol levels at final visit - serum total cholesterol levels at initial visit
Changes in serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (mmol/L)12 weeksserum low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at final visit - serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at initial visit
Changes in serum triglyceride levels (mmol/L)12 weeksserum triglyceride levels at final visit - serum triglyceride levels at initial visit
Changes in serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (mmol/L)12 weeksserum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at final visit - serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at initial visit
Changes in serum albumin (g/L)12 weeksserum albumin at final visit - serum albumin at initial visit
Changes in total serum protein (g/L)12 weekstotal serum protein at final visit - total serum protein at initial visit
Changes in fat free mass (kg)12 weeksfat free mass at final visit - fat free mass at initial visit
Changes in body fat mass (kg)12 weeksbody fat mass at final visit - body fat mass at initial visit
Changes in percent body fat (%)12 weekspercent body fat at final visit - percent body fat at initial visit
Changes in waist-hip ratio12 weekswaist-hip ratio at final visit - waist-hip ratio at initial visit
Changes in soft lean mass (kg)12 weekssoft lean mass at final visit - soft lean mass at initial visit
Changes in visceral fat area (cm2)12 weeksvisceral fat area at final visit - visceral fat area at initial visit
Changes in arm circumference (cm)12 weeksarm circumference at final visit - arm circumference at initial visit

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in fatigue scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in satiety scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in gastrointestinal flatulence scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in nausea and vomiting scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in constipation scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in diarrhea scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in dry mouth and bitterness scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in dizziness and headache scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in irritability scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in anxiety scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in depression scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)
Changes in hunger scoresWeeks 6 and 12Assessed using Visual Analog Scales (VAS with a scale of 1-10)

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026