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Sweet & Sour: How the acid load of diet affects Diabetes and Kidney Health and if this differs according to sex and ethnicity

Sweet & Sour: Exploring Dietary Acid Load in Type 2 Diabetes & Kidney Disease Across Sex and Ethnicity - Sweet & Sour

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON58426
Enrollment
80
Registered
2025-10-20
Start date
2026-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-07

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Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Interventions

Dietary intervention

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age >18 years- Presence of T2D and CKD stage G1-3a with albuminuria (>10mg/mmol)- BMI= 25kg/m2- Use of metformin on a stable dose (i.e. no changes in the last three months)- Adequate knowledge of the Dutch language to comprehend the provided study information- If incretin therapy is used, then subject must have used that for a minimum of 6 months before starting with the trial- use of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers- Of white Dutch or South-Asian Surinamese descent-Dietary Acid Load = 40 mEq H+/day at baseline measured via food records

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Use of insulin- serum bicarbonate < 20 mmol/L- Use of antibiotics 3 months before inclusion- Vegetarian diet- Presence of inflammatory bowel disease or other chronic inflammatory disease- Alcohol consumption of more than 14 units per week in women, or more than 21 units per week in men- Active malignancy- bariatric or other weight loss surgery in the history- patients diagnosed with eating disorders (such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa or binge-eating disorder)- HbA1c >9% (75mmol/mol)- Unmotivated or not able to adhere to a specific diet.- The subject is already currently involved in a clinical trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary endpoint: Percentage change in urinary albumin:creatinine ratio after 8 weeks. 

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints: Changes in eGFR, kidney damage markers (uNAG, uNGAL), acid-base status (serum bicarbonate, urinary citrate, pH), glucose metabolism (OGTT, HOMA-IR, CGM), gut microbiota composition, and serum metabolome

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactI Attaye

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

i.attaye@erasmusmc.nl0 10 704 0704

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026