Walnuts for heart and kidney health in chronic kidney disease
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether eating walnuts every day can help protect the heart and kidneys in people with chronic kidney disease. It may help improve blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar control.
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Who can take part
- You are between 45 and 75 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3a or 3b.
- You are overweight or obese (body mass index between 25 and 40).
- You have at least one of the following: high blood pressure (or take medication for it), high cholesterol or triglycerides (or take medication for them), or prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (or take medication for it).
- You do not have a nut allergy, and you are not on dialysis or a kidney transplant recipient.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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