New drink flavors aim to help kidney patients stay nourished

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease stage 3b-5 (with history of eGFR\<45 mL/min/1.73 m2) 2. Age: ≥18 years 3. Outpatients with instruction to keep a low protein diet (0.55-0.8 g protein /kg actual body weight/ day) in the last 3 months as evaluated by the Investigator 4. Written Informed Consent from patient Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has received dialysis or are expected to start dialysis within the next 3 months 2. Patients awaiting kidney transplant 3. Body mass index (BMI) \<18 kg/m2 or BMI \>30 kg/m2 4. Malnourished patients with albumin \<3 g/dL in need of extra calories and nutrients 5. Patients receiving or having received oral/enteral/parenteral nutrition supplementation for special medical purpose in the last 7 days 6. Severe liver disease, malignant neoplastic disease, current significant infectious disease (apart from flu, cold, Hepatitis C virus (HCV) carrier, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier, skin infection) deemed unsuitable for entering the trial as evaluated by the Investigator 7. Existing gastrointestinal disease or pathological findings that cannot tolerate enteral nutrition or render enteral nutrition unfeasible, such as shock, acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal sluggishness, intestinal obstruction, or malabsorption, such as inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic disease, or gastrointestinal surgery 8. Severe impairment of gastrointestinal function, i.e. severe constipation or acute diarrhoea (≥3 loose or watery stools a day) 9. Swallowing difficulty or high risk of aspiration 10. Central nervous system and/or certain psychiatric disorders where the patient is considered as not yet clinically stable and/or not suitable to participate in this study by the Investigator 11. Known allergic reaction or intolerance to any ingredient of the intervention formula 12. Surgery or hospitalization scheduled during the trial 13. Suspected drug abuse 14. Unable to follow study instructions or keep a dietary diary 15. Pregnant or lactating women 16. Participation in other clinical trials using investigational drugs within 30 days before the start of the trial or during the trial.