Plant-Focused Diet Tested in Malnourished People on Peritoneal Dialysis
Compares a plant-focused diet with a standard kidney diet in malnourished adults on dialysis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effect of a Plant-Focused Diet on Nutritional Status in Malnourished Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Cheras, MalaysiaSee the site
Where in Malaysia
- Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKMCheras, MalaysiaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- National University of Malaysia
- Trial code
- NCT07157397
- Record updated
- 16 March 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a plant-focused diet improves nutritional and health outcomes of malnourished adults undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). It will also learn about the safety of this diet in this population.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effect of Plant-Focused Diet on Nutritional Status of Malnourished Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis in a Selected Hospital Care Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a plant-focused diet improves nutritional and health outcomes of malnourished adults undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). It will also learn about the safety of this diet in this population.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Does a plant-focused diet improve nutritional status compared to a standard kidney diet in PD patients? 2. What changes occur in anthropometric, biochemical, and dietary measures over 6 months?
Researchers will compare the plant-focused diet to a standard-of-care renal diet to see which is more effective in improving nutrition in PD patients.
Participants will:
* Be randomly assigned to follow the plant-focused diet or the standard diet. * Be monitored for 6 months through in-person visits (aligned with their routine clinic appointments) and virtual check-ins via messages or calls. * Have their progress monitored for changes in outcomes such as nutrition, blood tests, kidney function, and quality of life.
Inclusion: Adult outpatients (>18 years old), attending HTCM PD clinic visits; Have undergone peritoneal dialysis for at least 6 months; Have a serum albumin level <40 g/L; Have a BMI of < 25 kg/m2; Have a malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) of mild, moderate or severe; Agreed to follow the dietary instructions based on the randomization assignment; Agreed to attend baseline visits and additional follow-up appointments at months 1, 3, and 6 post- randomization, either in person or via telehealth, and respond to monthly or more frequent phone calls.
Exclusion: Has undergone surgery in the past 6 months; Have ongoing infection/sepsis; Have high inflammatory diseases, malignancy, or cancer; Have been hospitalized for the past 3 months; Have dialysis adequacy of <1.2 Kt/V.