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Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3NCT07105670

Effects of Replacing High Protein Foods in People With Chronic Kidney Disease

A study of Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3, run by Indiana University at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this crossover clinical trial is to explore the effects of red meat intake on serum and fractional urinary excretion of uremic toxins including trimethylamine N-oxide in people with chronic kidney disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Sep 2026to 30 Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 40 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 40-70 years
  • Male or postmenopausal female
  • Stage 3 CKD (eGFR between 30-59ml/min/1.73m^2 by the CKD-EPI equation (without race correction)).
  • If eGFR is greater than or equal to 45ml/min/1.73m^2 then albuminuria must be greater than 300mg/g creatinine by spot urine.
  • Willing to consume controlled diet for duration of the study
  • Willing to collect fecal samples at home

Who cannot join

  • Hemoglobin A1c greater than 7% within previous six months
  • Treatment with metformin or insulin within previous three months
  • Blood pressure greater than 150/100 mmHg from chart of home on at least two occasions in prior month (can be inclusive of screening visit)
  • Change in cardiovascular and/or hypertension medication in the last 30 days
  • History of major gastrointestinal disease (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, uncontrolled irritable bowel syndrome, C. difficile chronic infection, celiac disease, diverticulitis, stomach or duodenal ulcers)
  • Known HIV disease
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  • Hospitalization in the last two months
  • Significant recent unintentional weight loss (5% of weight over past three months)
  • Cancer or received cancer treatment in the last year (except basal cell carcinoma)
  • Prior bariatric surgery (i.e. gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy) or restrictive bariatric surgery (i.e. adjustable gastric band)
  • Treatment with immunosuppressive medications in the past six months or more than one week of treatment with prednisone greater than 10mg per day in the past three months (or equivalent steroid dose of non-prednisone steroids)
  • Recent antibiotic use defined as a single course of antibiotics within the past three months or two or more courses within the past six months
  • Known food allergy that would influence the ability to consume the study diets
  • History of hyperkalemia defined as greater than 5.5mmol/L on at least two occasions
  • Other medical conditions or concerns at the discretion of the investigators

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Brandon Kistler contact

765-494-5406

bmkistle@purdue.edu

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Purdue University

    West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906

    Brandon Kistler, 765-494-5406, bmkistle@purdue.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Effects of Replacing Red Meat With Alternative Protein Sources on Gut-Derived Metabolites in People With Chronic Kidney Disease

The goal of this crossover clinical trial is to explore the effects of red meat intake on serum and fractional urinary excretion of uremic toxins including trimethylamine N-oxide in people with chronic kidney disease.

Read the detailed description

This study will be a single-blind crossover, human-feeding study comparing 3 weeks of a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet to the same diet with 20% of the protein replaced by red meat. There will be a 2-week baseline period and a 5-week washout period where participants will consume their typical, self-selected diet. Once eligible, the participant will be randomized to a diet order. The investigators will recruit up to 15 participants. Descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) will be used to summarize the characteristics of the study population. In general, data will be analyzed using linear mixed-effect models to account for the potential correlation among measurements from the same participant. A power analysis of this pilot study will be conducted based on the estimated interparticipant and intraparticipant variabilities to estimate the required number of participants to detect a certain size of difference with a certain power for a full study.

Being tested
Controlled dietary intervention
Medical subject headings
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

What participants receive

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

  • Controlled dietary interventionOther

    Participants will complete a 2-week baseline period consuming their standard diet without any food or beverages provided followed by a randomized, crossover-controlled feeding study of a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet versus the same diet with 20% of the protein replaced by red meat. In between the two diets, there will be a five-week washout where participants will consume their standard diet without any food or beverages provided.

Study groups in NCT07105670
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet alone; then lacto-ovo vegetarian with red meat dietExperimentalParticipants will be assigned to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet providing 0.8 g/kg/day of protein for the first treatment period; they will then be assigned to continue this diet with 20% of the protein replaced by red meet for the second treatment period.
Receives: Other: Controlled dietary intervention
Lacto-ovo vegetarian with red meat diet; then lacto-ovo vegetarian diet aloneExperimentalParticipants will be assigned to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet with 20% of the protein replaced by red meat for the first treatment period; they will then be assigned to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet alone for the second treatment period.
Receives: Other: Controlled dietary intervention

What is being measured

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

  1. Serum trimethylamine N-oxide

    Intra- and interparticipant variability of serum concentrations as measured by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

Secondary outcomes (25)
  1. Additional serum uremic toxins

    Including p-cresyl sulfate and indoxyl sulfate measured by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  2. Urinary excretion of uremic toxins

    Measured by a ratio of serum and urine values

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  3. Gut microbiota

    Diversity and composition of the gut microbiome

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  4. Gastrointestinal symptoms

    Measured at the end of each study period by the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale. This is a 15-item questionnaire that includes five domains. Each item is scored from 1 to 7 and the mean score in each domain is presented.

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 2, 5, 10, and 13 which corresponds to before and during the last week of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  5. Stool consistency

    Measured on a scale from 1 to 7 using the Bristol Stool Scale/Chart.

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  6. Blood pressure

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  7. Arterial Stiffness

    Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  8. Height

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  9. Weight

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  10. Handgrip Strength

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  11. Total cholesterol

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  12. High density lipoprotein

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  13. Low Density Lipoprotein

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  14. Triglycerides

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  15. Apolipoprotein B

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  16. Blood glucose

    Fasting blood glucose

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  17. Serum calcium

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  18. Serum Potassium

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  19. Serum bicarbonate

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  20. Subjective global assessment

    Scored on a scale from 1-7 (severely malnourished to well nourished)

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 2, 5, 10, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last week of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  21. Albumin to creatinine ratio

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  22. Blood urea nitrogen

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  23. Creatinine

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  24. Serum Phosphate

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

  25. Urinary phosphorus excretion

    From 24-hour urine collection

    Measured: 13 Weeks (collections in week 2, 5, 10, 13 which corresponds to before and after each of the three-week controlled diet periods).

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Aug 2025
  2. Study start1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)

Resources

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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
15 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07105670
Sponsor's protocol ID
25168
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
30 Jul 2025
Last updated
11 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study of Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3, run by Indiana University 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 6 inclusion and 15 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Aug 2026. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Brandon Kistler (765-494-5406, bmkistle@purdue.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Serum trimethylamine N-oxide (time frame: 13 Weeks (collections in week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13 which corresponds to before and during the last two weeks of each of the three-week controlled diet periods).). 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 11 Aug 2026.

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