Can a Pre-Transplant weight loss program improve kidney transplant success?
NCT ID NCT06688825
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program that helps people with obesity who are waiting for a kidney transplant lose weight. Participants will receive education, a calorie tracking app, a continuous glucose monitor, a weight scale, and a food scale. The goal is to see if this program is practical and can improve quality of life before surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Weight loss education and lifestyle tools (calorie app, continuous glucose monitor, weight scale, food scale)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help people with obesity lose weight before kidney transplant, potentially improving surgery outcomes and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants and no control group. The program may not lead to significant weight loss or better transplant outcomes.
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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.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- 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: * on the waiting list for kidney transplant at VCUHS * BMI greater than 35 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Children, prisoners, pregnant women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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