Can an Anti-Inflammatory diet protect the kidneys? a trial puts the autoimmune protocol to the test
NCT ID NCT07022574
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This UCLA study is testing whether the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet — which avoids dairy, grains, and sugar — can reduce protein levels in the urine of people with IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure. Thirty adults aged 18 to 65 with active disease will follow the diet for 6 months, tracking their urine protein daily and having monthly lab checks. The goal is to see if the diet can lower urine protein by 20% or more, which could help slow disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet — an anti-inflammatory eating plan that avoids dairy, grains, and sugar
- What this could lead to
- If the diet reduces urine protein by 20% or more, it could offer a simple way to slow kidney disease and delay the need for dialysis or other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small exploratory study with only 30 participants and no control group. Dietary changes can be hard to stick with, and results may not apply to everyone with IgA nephropathy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-65 * Diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) * Active disease with urine protein/creatinine ratio ≥ 1 * Stable ARB or ACE inhibitor for at least 1 month prior * GFR \> 30 * Not on Budesonide 1 month prior or during study Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to comply with dietary or follow-up requirements * Participation in other interventional studies * Significant comorbidities interfering with study participation -
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA
Manhattan Beach, California, 90266, United States
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