Plant-Based diet trial aims to cut kidney transplant complications
NCT ID NCT05449496
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether teaching kidney transplant recipients to eat a whole-food plant-based diet can improve their blood pressure, blood sugar, and weight, and reduce hospital visits and infections. About 49 adults who had a kidney transplant in the past 2–12 months and have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, or overweight are taking part. They receive dietary education and group counseling or standard care, and are followed for several months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary education curriculum (whole-food plant-based eating)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost dietary program to help kidney transplant patients manage common health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to all kidney transplant patients. Dietary changes can be hard to stick with, and the study does not test a drug or medical treatment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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