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. 2021 Jan 29;2021(1):CD013496. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013496.pub2

NCT03342742.

Study name Daily caloric restriction and intermittent fasting in overweight and obese adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants 28 Participants
Ages eligible for study: 18 years to 65 years (adult, older adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study: all
Accepts Healthy volunteers: no

Inclusion Criteria
aged 18‐65 years
ADPKD diagnosis based on the modified Pei‐Ravine criteria
BMI 25‐45 kg/m2
Normal to mildly declined renal function with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 by the CKD‐EPI equation
Access to the internet with video chat capabilities
no plans for extended travel (>2 weeks) during the 3‐month intensive period
Not currently participating in another interventional study or weight loss program
Ability to provide informed consent
Interventions Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Daily Caloric Restriction
The daily caloric restriction group will be instructed to reduce energy intake by a 34% daily energy deficit from baseline individual weight maintenance energy requirements.
Behavioural: weight loss
Weight loss behavioural intervention via one of two strategies.
Experimental: intermittent fasting
Participants in the intermittent fasting group will be instructed to reduce energy intake to ~20% of estimated energy requirement (delivered as a single meal) three non‐consecutive days per week, resulting in a weekly energy deficit of ~34% (similar to the daily caloric restriction group).
Behavioural: weight loss
Weight loss behavioural intervention via one of two strategies.
Outcomes Primary outcome measures:
Feasibility to enrol and retain participants [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected duration of 18 months ]
Numbers of individuals pre‐screened
Feasibility to enrol participants [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected duration of 18 months ]
Numbers of individuals screened
Feasibility to retain participants [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected duration of 18 months ]
Numbers of individuals enrolled
Feasibility to retain participants [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an expected duration of 18 months ]
Numbers of individuals retained
Change in Weight Loss [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 1 year ]
Measurement of body weight pre to post intervention in each group
Secondary Outcome Measures:
Safety and tolerability, measured as adverse events [ Time Frame: 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Number of participants with treatment‐related adverse events in each group as evaluated by the Safety Officer
Safety and tolerability, measured as treatment‐related adverse events [ Time Frame: 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Number of participants with treatment‐related adverse events in each group as evaluated by the Safety Officer
Changes in quality of life [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Quality of life (QOL) will be assessed with the RAND 36 Item Health Survey (RAND‐36) physical and mental health component summary score.
Changes in mood [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Mood state will be assessed with the Profile of Mood States 2 (POMS‐2)
Change in energy intake [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Self‐reported energy intake
Change in macronutrient intake [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Self‐reported macronutrient intake
Change in serum insulin‐like growth factor‐1 levels [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Serum insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) levels will be evaluated in each group
Change in insulin‐like growth factor binding protein‐1 levels [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Insulin‐like growth factor binding protein‐1 (IGFBP‐1) levels will be evaluated in each group
Change in PBMC AMPK expression [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell protein expression of AMP‐activated kinase (AMPK) in each group
Change in PBMC S6K expression [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell protein expression of S6 kinase (S6K) in each group
Change in β‐hydroxybutyrate levels [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Serum β‐hydroxybutyrate levels in each group
Change in total kidney volume by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks and 1 year ]
Change in total kidney volume by MRI in each group
Starting date June 4, 2018
Contact information Kristen Nowak, Ph.D., MPHUniversity of Colorado ‐ Anschutz Medical Campus
Notes NCT03342742