Could a Plant-Based diet protect transplanted kidneys?
NCT ID NCT06186843
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether switching to a plant-based diet can improve heart health and reduce inflammation in people who have had a kidney transplant. Twenty-five participants who are at least three months post-transplant will follow a plant-based diet for 16 weeks after a two-week training program. Researchers will track changes in blood markers, weight, blood pressure, and quality of life to see if the diet is feasible and beneficial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- plant-based diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a plant-based diet helps manage heart health and inflammation in kidney transplant recipients, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 25 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to all transplant patients, and dietary changes can be hard to maintain.
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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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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 80 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: * \> 3 months post-kidney transplant * On style immunosuppressive medication * Without evidence of active infection/ inflammatory conditions * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \> 45ml/min/1.73 m\^2 * English speaking * Reliable internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Acute/ chronic allograft rejection * History of non-compliance * Advance heart failure * Liver disease * Pregnancy * Malignancy * Chronic Infection * Currently following a plant-based diet
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Transplant Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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