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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
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25 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-02-29
2026-06-01
Brief Summary
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* To test the feasibility of transiting renal allograft recipients who are \> 3 months post-transplant to a PBD
* To study the effect of a PBD on cardiometabolic parameters in kidney transplant recipients
* To assess the effect of a PBD on peripheral blood Th17/Treg ratio and systemic inflammation in kidney transplant recipients
Participants will be asked to:
* Complete a 2-week investigator-designed PBD transition program
* Follow a PBD for a minimum of 16 weeks
* Consent for blood draws, urine samples, and fecal samples along with physical exams
* Complete intermittent food frequency questionnaires and quality of life questionnaires
* Periodically meet with investigators and other study participants
Researchers will compare baseline measurements with future measurements for each participant.
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Detailed Description
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Eligible patients will be approached in clinic and informed about the study. Patients who agree to participate will sign the informed consent document to complete enrollment.
Phase 1: Dietary Training (weeks 1-2). Patients receive instruction from a Nephrologist, who is experienced in PBDs and medical student investigators about transitioning to a plant-based diet. Patients will complete a 2 week training program consisting of presentations, videos, informational documents, and group sessions. The program is designed such that at the 2 week point, participants will feel comfortable purchasing, cooking, and eating plant-based foods.
Phase 2: Intervention (weeks 3-18). Patients will consume a PBD under supervision for 16 weeks. Each participant will receive weekly phone calls from the study team and there will be monthly large in-person group sessions.
During Phase 2, there will be an optional, but highly recommended, in person group session that occurs every month. These sessions are designed to facilitate conversations and connections between participants. The sessions will help create a sense of community amongst participants. The group sessions will entail answering participants' questions, having discussions about challenges, and breakout groups will be used so participants can talk in a smaller group environment.
Phase 3: Unsupervised PBD (weeks 19-26). Patients will continue to be followed without dietary supervision.
Dietary compliance will be assessed via food frequency questionnaires (Nutrition Quest) at baseline and weeks 18 and 26. In addition, weekly 1 day food recalls will be collected from participants.
All participants will undergo physical examination at baseline and assessment of interval medical history, medication reconciliation, clinical examination, anthropometric studies (Body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference and mid-arm circumference) at baseline and weeks 18 and 26 of the study.
Blood, urine, and stool samples will be collected and analyzed at baseline and weeks 10, 18 and 26 of the study.
Two 5 mL vials of blood will be drawn per visit (10 mL) (at baseline, 10, 18, 26 weeks). 40 mL of blood total throughout the study.
Per visit, one 5 mL vial of blood will be used for peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) prep for flow cytometry. The other 5 mL vial of blood will be used for enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA).
30-50 mL of urine will be collected at each visit and processed for urinalysis.
Stool samples will be used to evaluate the composition of the gastrointestinal microbiome.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Plant-based diet
The group will follow a plant-based diet. Compliance will be checked with dietary questionnaires.
Plant-based diet
A two week training program will be completed which consists of information, resources and activities that will help participants transition to a plant-based diet. Each day of the program, participants will engage with material that provides information about how a plant-based diet can improve health outcomes, how to cook plant-based meals, what to shop for when eating plant-based, and other information that will help participants become comfortable with this dietary change. In addition, each participant will have a virtual, weekly check-in with one of the investigators. Finally, participants will be encouraged to attend a once monthly group session with all participants.
Interventions
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Plant-based diet
A two week training program will be completed which consists of information, resources and activities that will help participants transition to a plant-based diet. Each day of the program, participants will engage with material that provides information about how a plant-based diet can improve health outcomes, how to cook plant-based meals, what to shop for when eating plant-based, and other information that will help participants become comfortable with this dietary change. In addition, each participant will have a virtual, weekly check-in with one of the investigators. Finally, participants will be encouraged to attend a once monthly group session with all participants.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
* History of non-compliance
* Advance heart failure
* Liver disease
* Pregnancy
* Malignancy
* Chronic Infection
* Currently following a plant-based diet
18 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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George Washington University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Muralidharan Jagadeesan
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Muralidharan Jagadeesan, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
George Washington University
Locations
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Transplant Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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KTX-PBD-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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