Dietary Maneuvers to Reduce Production of Colon-Derived Uremic Solutes

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT01186276

Age - 18 Years-N/A Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - No

Purpose

This study will assess whether dietary fiber supplements can reduce the production of chemicals which are produced by colon bacteria and normally excreted from the body by the kidney, but build up in the body in patients on hemodialysis.

Official Title

Dietary Maneuvers to Reduce Production of Colon-Derived Uremic Solutes

Stanford Investigator(s)

Timothy Meyer

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* stable dialysis patients able to provide consent.

Exclusion Criteria:-- known g.i. disease

* use of antibiotics for the last two month or expected antibiotic use
* recent hospitalization or other event resulting in instability of food intake

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Intervention(s):

dietary_supplement: Fiber

dietary_supplement: Corn starch

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Timothy Meyer
6508523314

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