Safety, Feasibility and Efficacy of Sulforaphane (Avmacol Extra Strength) in Chronic Kidney Disease
Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4
In brief
The Sulforaphane Production System® in Avmacol Extra Strength (ES) supplies broccoli seed extract (glucoraphanin) and Myrosimax® (Active Myrosinase Enzyme) which helps promote sulforaphane production in your body. The investigators hypothesize that daily intake of Avmacol ES can decrease kidney disease progression rate and decrease markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. They will test this hypothesis in a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Phase 2 clinical trial. This proposed study has been funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), R01 DK128677.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05797506
- Run by
- University of Rochester
- People needed
- 96
- Starts
- 2023-05-03
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 20 and < 60 mL/min/1.73m2 and a decline in eGFR of ≥ 3 ml/min/1.73m2 /year in the previous 12 ± 2 months
- Able to provide consent
- Able to swallow Avmacol ES or placebo capsules
You may not qualify if…
- Significant co-morbid conditions with life expectancy of < 1 year
- Serum potassium of > 5.5 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) at screening
- New York Heart Association Class 3 or 4 heart failure symptoms, known Ejection Fraction (EF) ≤ 30% or hospital admission for heart failure within the past 3 months
- Factors judged to limit adherence to interventions based on appointment attendance and medication treatment compliance; PI will make this determination
- Current participation in another medical intervention study
- Known to be pregnant or planning to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding; determined by self-report and medical record history. A urine pregnancy test will be completed for individuals of childbearing potential before administering the study drug, and repeated thereafter at every study visit (\~ every 3-4 months)
- History of dementia documented in the medical record
- On anticoagulants or immunosuppression
- Under treatment for cancer
- Delayed gastric emptying or similar GI conditions Non-English-speaking individuals are excluded in this randomized phase of the study because the lack of English proficiency will affect a subject's ability to report problems or adverse events. If a patient cannot read, the consent form will be read to them by the research coordinator.
Where it is running
- University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States
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