Special foods could make Low-Protein diets easier for kidney patients
NCT ID NCT05489120
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding specially formulated low-protein foods (FLAVIS products) to a standard low-protein diet helps people with chronic kidney disease (stages 3a-5) better control their protein intake. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a low-protein diet with these special foods or one without. The study will measure protein intake and adherence over time to see if the special foods make it easier to follow the diet.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A low-protein diet supplemented with specially formulated low-protein foods (FLAVIS products)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could help people with chronic kidney disease better follow a low-protein diet, potentially slowing disease progression and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and the benefit may be modest. Adherence to the diet and the special foods could be challenging, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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210 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * CKD patient stage 3a-5 (\<60 ml/min/1.73 m² estimated by CKD-EPI formula) and not on dialysis, * With a good nutritional status (i.e., absence of malnutrition according to albumin, pre-albumine, BMI and no clinical and paraclinical criteria of malnutrition), * Above 1g protein/ kg bw (ideal body weight), * LPD-naïve patient, * Motivated to LPD introduction (ensure during screening phase patient willingness to modify diet habits with counselling accurate follow-up), * Available to attend the visits planned by the protocol and able to complete the data collection documents (diet record and self-administered questionnaires), * Subject affiliated to a health insurance system or is a beneficiary (art. L.1121-11, Code of Public Health, France), * Having given their informed written consent regarding its participation to the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient for whom dialysis or transplantation is planned/expected within the next 12 months * Known allergic reactions to the ingredients present in FLAVIS products (milk, eggs, soy, nut), * Uncontrolled Diabetes (HbA1C \>8.5%), * Active cancer (including a 5 years remission period), * Psychiatric disorders or inability to follow the protocol, * Evidence of any active infectious or uncontrolled inflammatory diseases, * Inability to provide blood samples (poor venous capital), * Inability to perform correct 24-hours urine collection, * Any change of the chronic medication within 1 month before screening, * Presence of any significant medical finding or significant history such as uncontrolled systemic diseases that may impact the safety, the interpretation of the results and/or the participation of the subject in the study according to the opinion of the investigator, * Patient with an active implanted medical device * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial or subject still within the exclusion period of a previous clinical trial. * Vulnerable subjects (art. L. 1121-5 à 8 et L. 1122-1-2, Code of Public Health, France) are also excluded from the clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP - Hôpital Necker
Paris, France
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CH Chalon
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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CH Le Mans
Le Mans, France
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CH Mâcon
Mâcon, France
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CHU Besançon
Besançon, France
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CHU Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Cabinet médical du Dr Magnant
Aix-en-Provence, France
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Calydial
Vienne, France
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Clinique sainte isabelle
Abbeville, 80100, France
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Hospices Civiles de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Drôme Nord
Romans-sur-Isère, France
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Hôpital Nord-Ouest
Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
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Hôpital la conception
Marseille, France
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Maison du Rein
Bordeaux, France
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Nouvel Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, France
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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
Bordeaux, France
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Saint Joseph Saint Luc
Lyon, France
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Tenon hospital -APHP
Paris, France
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