Effect of a Specialized Oral Supplement on Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Non-dialysis CKD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-90
SponsorNIN Institute

About this trial

Patients whit chronic kidney disease (CKD) there is a high prevalence of nutritional disorders and negative changes in body composition, which is strongly associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients over 18 years of age

Patients with diabetic kidney with eGFR <60 ml / min / 1.73m2 and ≥15 ml / min / 1.73m2, (stage G3a, G3b and G4 respectively)

Patients with protein energy expenditure (defined by serum albumin < 3.8 g/dl)

Patients with protein energy expenditure (defined by 24-hour recall less than a dietary protein intake <0.6 g/kg/d or have a consumption <25 kcal/kg/d

Disqualifiers

Previous hospitalizations in the last month

Patients with serious complications (chronic infection, septicemia, cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's, uncontrolled heart failure, liver failure, cerebrovascular syndrome, malabsorption syndrome, or allergy to any ingredient in the nutritional supplement)

Patients with actual consumption of food supplements and / or keto analogues.

Failure to attend nutritional assessment and biochemical testing at baseline, 2 months, and end of the study.

Trial design

Design model

Factorial

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nutritious Shake

    Dietary supplement

    Powder 70 g/d diluted in 237 ml natural water

  • Nutritional counseling

    Behavioral

    Specialized nutritional recommendations for CKD

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Arm InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Arm no InterventionOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Serum Albumin (g/dl)

Changes in serum albumin (g/dl) for all the patients at baseline and month 4.

Time frame
baseline intervention and 4 months
2

Dietary intake (kcal/kg/day)

Changes in dietary caloric intake of patients at baseline and month 4.

Time frame
baseline intervention and 4 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Adherence to nutritional treatment

Number of patients who manage to adhere correctly to the treatment, applying a Likert scale.

Time frame
baseline intervention and 4 months
2

Adverse effects

Number of patients who present adverse effects during the intervention, considering frequency and intensity by applying SAS (symptom assessment scale) and Bristol Scale.

Time frame
baseline intervention and 4 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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NIN Institute

Lead sponsor

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara

Sponsor institution

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara

Collaborator