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Efficacy of Plant-protein Diets in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Plant-protein Diets in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: a Pilot-study

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05350098
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-04-27
Start date
2023-01-01
Completion date
2024-03-30
Last updated
2023-11-01

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

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5

Keywords

plant-protein diets, chronic kidney disease, uremic solutes, metabolic acidosis, chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder, gut microbiome

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of plant-protein diets for 12 weeks in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Interventions

OTHERPlant-protein Diets

Participants will consume meals with 70% plant-based protein three times a day. Participants will be prohibited to have meals other than experimental diets and to drink milk and soy milk.

OTHERControl Diets

Participants will consume meals with 50% plant-based protein three times a day. Participants will be prohibited to have meals other than experimental diets and to drink milk and soy milk.

Sponsors

Osaka University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. patients with chronic kidney disease who were referred to the Outpatient Department of Nephrology at Osaka University Hospital 2. eGFR \< 20 mL/min/1.73 m2 3. taking anigiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin Ⅱ receptor blockers or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor 4. K \< 5.5 mEq/L

Exclusion criteria

1. Being planned to intitate renal replacement therapies within 3 months 2. Having inflammatory bowel diseases 3. History of gastrointestinal tract surgery 4. Taking antibiotics within 1 month before the entry 5. Taking or being planned to start warfarin 6. Having dietary allergies 7. Having difficulty in oral intake 8. During pregnancy or breastfeeding 9. Unsuitable for participant in the trial by an attending physician

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in serum levels of indoxyl sulfate, p-Cresyl sulfate and trimethylamine N-Oxide4 weeks after starting intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in urinary protein creatinine ratio4 weeks after starting intervention
Change in serum bicarbonete levels4 weeks after starting intervention
Change in urinary citrate to creatinine ratio4 weeks after starting interventionThe measurement of this outcome was abandoned because of the end of sales for its measuring reagent (F-kit citrate; JK International, Tokyo, Japan) in Japan on December 23, 2022. This decision had been made before we initiatited the recruitement of study participants.
Change in blood pressure4 weeks after starting intervention
Change in serum levels of calcium, phosphate, intact parathyroid hormone and intact fibroblast growth factor 234 weeks after starting intervention
Change in eGFR4 weeks after starting intervention
Diversity and composition of the gut microbiota4 weeks after starting intervention
Change in muscle mass4 weeks after starting intervention
Dietary adherence4 weeks after starting interventionHow many times participants have the study diet during the study period.
The number of oral medications including antihypertensive drugs, diuretics, potassium tablets, potassium binders, phosphate binders, calcium tablets, active vitamin D3 analogs and sodium bicarbonate4 weeks after starting intervention
Change in serum levels of acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid4 weeks after starting intervention

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

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