Dietary Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Randomized controlled trial of a curriculum intervention teaching patients to eat a whole-food plant-based dietary pattern versus standard of care in kidney transplant recipients within the first few months of transplant
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Kidney transplant recipient aged 18 or greater * Post-transplant months 2-12 * eGFR \>= 20 mL/min * Have at least one of the following: 1. Hypertension history (BP \>= 150/90 or on BP medications) 2. Hyperglycemia history (FBG \>= 100 x 2 or on diabetes medications) 3. Overweight (BMI \>= 25) Exclusion Criteria: * Rejection episode before study enrollment * Gastrointestinal feeding tube or requires alternative nutrition * Unable to understand or read English * Unable to attend online classes or complete study questionnaires independently * Already eating a plant-based diet * Unwilling to make dietary changes * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Unable to consent * Blindness * Prisoners