NCT06343129

Effects of a Whole-food, Plant-based Nutrition Program on BP and Potassium in Subjects With CKD

Effects of an Education Program Emphasizing a Whole-food, Plant-based Nutrition Program on Blood Pressure and Blood Potassium Levels in Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Rochester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an educational program emphasizing a whole food plant based diet favorably impacts blood pressure while not significantly increasing blood potassium levels, by comparing a group of patients receiving the educational program with a control group of patients receiving no specific education.

Detailed description

The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that educating hypertensive chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 and 4 patients on the benefit of a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet in the context of a 15-day educational program ("Jumpstart program") will lead to improved blood pressure control and will not increase rates of hyperkalemia. Other objectives: A) To test the effect of the Jumpstart program on degree of uptake on a WFPB diet via a 3 day food recall. B) To test the effect of the Jumpstart program on other important outcomes in CKD in the following domains: 1. Body composition such as weight and body mass index (BMI). 2. Quality of life. 3. Laboratory tests including- serum levels of sodium, bicarbonate, chloride, Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, albumin, parathyroid hormone, fibroblast growth factor 23, lipids, C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. C) To test the effect of the Jumpstart program on quality of life in hypertensive CKD patients.

Conditions

• Chronic Kidney Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dietary education program	Jumpstart educational program: https://www.rochesterlifestylemedicine.com/about-community-jumpstart/

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-26
• Primary completion: 2022-12-12
• Completion: 2022-12-12
• First posted: 2024-04-02
• Last updated: 2024-04-17

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States