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Chronic Kidney DiseaseNCT01769963

Advanced Glycation End-products, Inflammation and Vascular Health in Chronic Kidney Disease

A study testing Research diet in people with Chronic Kidney Disease, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to learn more about how advanced glycation end-products can affect insulin resistance, inflammation and blood vessel health in people with kidney disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is being tested?
Research diet
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2012to Feb 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with mild to moderate CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate 15 - 59 ml/min/1.73m2).

Who cannot join

  • Current or past use of anti-glycemic medications
  • Fasting glucose > 126 mg/dl on screening visit or positive glucose on urine dipstick
  • Nephrotic-range proteinuria (≥ 3.5 grams per day as assessed by a spot urine albumin to creatinine ratio obtained at the screening visit)
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Clinical need for a specialized diet (low sodium, low potassium, etc.) or religious dietary restrictions.
  • New or recent change (< 3 months) in dosage of medications known to affect vascular reactivity- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, etc.
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  • Current smoking or recent (< 6 months) cessation of smoking.
  • Poorly controlled hypertension (≥ 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic), or prior history of malignant hypertensive episode (SBP > 200) off of blood pressure medications.
  • Participants with rapidly advancing renal failure.
  • Severe anemia, defined as a hemoglobin < 8 g/dL for men and < 6 g/dL for women.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

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About this study

The purpose of the study is to learn more about how advanced glycation end-products can affect insulin resistance, inflammation and blood vessel health in people with kidney disease.

Read the detailed description

Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are compounds that form when sugars abnormally attach to proteins or lipids. High levels of AGEs in the blood may cause inflammation, problems with controlling blood sugar, and problems with the health of blood vessels. Many of the foods we commonly eat have high amounts of AGEs, which may increase AGEs in the blood of people with kidney disease. The amount of AGEs in foods can be lowered when prepared using special cooking techniques such as using moist heat or longer cooking times at lower temperatures. New research has shown that preparing food in this way can lower inflammation and improve blood vessel health in people with normal kidney function.

In this study, the investigators would like to examine the effect of lowering the AGE content of foods on inflammation, blood sugar control, and blood vessel health in individuals with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease.

Being tested
Research diet
Keywords
Advanced glycation end-products, chronic kidney disease, nutrition, inflammation, insulin resistance, endothelial function
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Research dietOther

    Participants will be provided specially prepared meals to eat at home for three weeks. During the first week, participants will eat foods that have standard amounts of AGEs in them (this is called the control diet). During the second and third weeks, participants will eat the same foods, only they will be prepared in our kitchen in a way that limits the amount of AGEs in them (called the intervention diet).

Study groups in NCT01769963
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dietary interventionExperimentalAll participants will be fed a high AGE diet followed by a low AGE diet (single arm study)
Receives: Other: Research diet

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. N-epsilon-carboxymethyllysine (CML)

    Change in CML concentrations

    Measured: baseline, one week and three weeks

  2. Inflammatory biomarkers

    Change in interleukins 1, 6 and 10, c-reactive protein

    Measured: baseline, one week and three weeks

  3. Indices of insulin sensitivity

    Change in HOMA-IR

    Measured: baseline, one week and three weeks

  4. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD)

    Changes in brachial FMD

    Measured: one week and three weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jan 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2012
  3. Primary completionFeb 2014
  4. Study completionFeb 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01769963
Sponsor's protocol ID
F111220003
Status last verified
Mar 2014
First submitted
15 Jan 2013
Last updated
1 Apr 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Research diet in people with Chronic Kidney Disease, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

N-epsilon-carboxymethyllysine (CML) (time frame: baseline, one week and three weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Apr 2014.

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