Feasibility Study for the Comprehensive Overweight/Obesity Management Pre-Kidney Transplant (COMPKT) Program

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVirginia Commonwealth University

About this trial

This project will be a single-arm feasibility study, with a treatment intervention that includes three interrelated components: (1) patient education using a proven weight loss curriculum, and (2) technology tools for making healthy lifestyle choices.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

on the waiting list for kidney transplant at VCUHS

BMI greater than 35 kg/m2

Disqualifiers

Children, prisoners, pregnant women

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Education regarding Weight loss

    Behavioral

    Per American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) guidelines

  • Lifestyle tools for weight loss

    Behavioral

    Calorie App, Continuous GlucosWe Monitor (CGM), Weight Scale, Food Scale

  • Blood draw

    Biological/Vaccine

    Per American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) guidelines

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Subjects on the waiting list for kidney transplant at VCUHS with BMI greater than 35 kg/m2.Experimental treatment 3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Quality of Life-Lite survey

Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite©) Screening. IWQOL-Lite© is a validated, 31-item, self-report measure of obesity-specific quality of life in adults. The scale structure of the IWQOL-Lite has been verified with confirmatory factor analysis. In addition to a total score, there are scores on five domains: Physical function (11 items) Self-esteem (7 items) Sexual life (4 items) Public distress (5 items) Work (4 items) Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 representing the best quality of life.

Time frame
Only completed at baseline and week 40
2

Meal recall survey

A meal recall survey, also known as a 24-hour dietary recall, is a structured interview that asks a person to recall what they ate and drank in the previous 24 hours. The goal is to gather detailed information about a person's diet, including portion sizes, cooking methods, and time of consumption. This information can be used to identify dietary patterns, assess nutrient intake, and develop nutrition recommendations

Time frame
completed at weeks 1, 4, 8, 12, 20 and 28
3

PrevenT2 education T

A program from the National Diabetes Prevention Program that helps people with prediabetes to change their risk of developing type 2 diabetes using a CDC-approved curriculum. The PreventT2 program can help people with prediabetes cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes in half. T

Time frame
Weekly for weeks 1-12, then monthly on weeks 16, 24, 28, 32 and 36

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Lead sponsor

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation

Collaborator