Plant-based Diet for Kidney Transplant Recipients

Launched by GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · Dec 15, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how a plant-based diet (PBD) can affect the health of people who have received a kidney transplant. Specifically, researchers want to see if switching to a PBD can improve heart health, reduce inflammation, and help with other related health issues in transplant recipients who are more than three months post-surgery. The study will involve participants following a special program to transition to a plant-based diet for at least 16 weeks while providing samples and completing questionnaires about their health and diet.

To participate, you need to be over three months post-kidney transplant, taking immunosuppressive medication to prevent organ rejection, and have no active infections or major health issues like advanced heart failure or cancer. If you qualify, you'll engage in regular check-ins with the research team and share your experiences on the diet. This trial is an opportunity to contribute to important research that could help improve the lives of kidney transplant recipients through dietary changes.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • \> 3 months post-kidney transplant
• • On style immunosuppressive medication
• • Without evidence of active infection/ inflammatory conditions
• • Estimated glomerular filtration rate \> 45ml/min/1.73 m\^2
• • English speaking
• • Reliable internet access
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Acute/ chronic allograft rejection
• • History of non-compliance
• • Advance heart failure
• • Liver disease
• • Pregnancy
• • Malignancy
• • Chronic Infection
• • Currently following a plant-based diet