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Can a Food-Focused program help kidney patients? new study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07518719

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether a 12-week nutrition and kidney health program, called THINK-Well, works well for adults with chronic kidney disease. The program includes group nutrition classes, cooking practice, and food bucks to buy healthy foods. Researchers want to see how many people join, finish, and like the program, and whether it improves heart health scores.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
nutrition education sessions with food bucks and dietitian consultation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a community-designed nutrition program is feasible and acceptable for people with kidney disease, paving the way for larger studies.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 45 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program may not improve health outcomes or be sustainable long-term.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 45 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

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

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (age ≥ 18 years) patients of UPMC Clinic and the presence of non-dialysis CKD defined by lab values eGFR ≤ 60 ml/min/1.73m2 and any level of proteinuria (or albuminuria); or eGFR \> 60 and urine-protein-to-creatinine ratio or urine-albumin-to-creatinine ratio \> 30mg/g), and at least one of the following: uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 7.5%), hypertension (12-month average blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg), overweight or obese body mass index, or positive screening for food insecurity. * Individuals meeting inclusion criteria will be screened for readiness to change by research coordinator. Individuals in contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance stages of change will be eligible for enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * To minimize attrition, individuals on dialysis, or planned to start dialysis or receive kidney transplant in the next 6 months will be excluded. * A larger effectiveness trial will include persons in all stages of change, but this study will exclude those in pre-contemplative stage of change because low commitment to the trial may interfere with primary goal to measure feasibility. * We are excluding participants who have no electronic health record data within the last 18 months. Specifically, no office visits, kidney function labs (i.e.. eGFR, uACR, and uPCR values), or documentation of CKD (stage 3 or higher) or proteinuria. We believe that patients without this data will be less likely to have the necessary lab data we are collecting for the pre- and post- intervention periods.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder chronic kidney disease chronic renal failure syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UPMC Kidney Clinic - Monroeville

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15146, United States

  • UPMC Kidney Clinic - Oakland

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UPMC Kidney Clinic - Shadyside

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • UPMC Kidney Clinic - Wexford

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15090, United States

  • UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States

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