Five, Plus Nuts and Beans for Kidneys
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
In brief
This Five, Plus Nuts and Beans for Kidneys Study is a single center, randomized controlled trial with 2 parallel arms testing the hypothesis that delivery of nutritional advice to adopt a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-like diet and $30/week worth of fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans tailored to personal choices and availability in neighborhood stores, will reduce kidney damage in African Americans with hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03299816
- Run by
- Johns Hopkins University
- People needed
- 142
- Starts
- 2018-02-22
- Expected to finish
- 2021-12-08
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-06-22
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Self-identified African American race
- Age 21 years or older
- Clinical diagnosis of hypertension and have a urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (ACR) of ≥30 mg/g with or without estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) 30-59 ml/min/1.73m2.
- Must be under regular care with their Johns Hopkins Community Physicians (JHCP) or Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (JHOC) physician (seen within the past 12 months).
- Must have a systolic blood pressure of <=160 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of <=100 mmHg (average of two visits)
- Be on stable doses of antihypertensive medications for a minimum of two months prior to randomization.
You may not qualify if…
- Cardiovascular (CV) event within 6 months
- Chronic disease that might interfere with trial participation (e.g. stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease, Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate <30 ml/min/1.73m2)
- Unwillingness or inability to adopt a DASH-like diet
- Consumes over 14 alcoholic drinks per week
- Poorly controlled diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c >9%).
- Patients with a serum potassium >4.6 milliequivalent (mEq) /L45
- Urine ACR ≥ 1,000 mg/g
Where it is running
- East Baltimore Medical Campus — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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