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Clinical Trials/NCT04608903
NCT04608903
Active, not recruiting
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Salutary Effects of Sulforaphane for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Universidade Federal Fluminense1 site in 1 country25 target enrollmentStarted: December 1, 2021Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
25
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory biomarker

Overview

Brief Summary

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have many complications associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and intestinal dysbiosis, which are closely related to the progression of kidney failure and cardiovascular disease. Sulforaphane, an isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables (Family: Brassicaceae) is recognized as one of the most important activators of erythroid nuclear factor 2 related to factor 2 (Nrf2). However, clinical evidence to assess the effects of sulforaphane in patients with CKD is scarce, and there are no studies that have investigated its effects on the expression of genes and markers related to inflammation in these patients. Thus, the present project proposes a longitudinal study of the clinical trial type that aims to evaluate the effects of sulforaphane on transcription factors and inflammatory markers in patients with CKD.

Detailed Description

This is a longitudinal, randomized, crossover study with patients with CKD on hemodialysis and in non-dialysis patients.

Both groups will receive 4g of sulforaphane per day for 2 months and the placebo group will receive 4g of corn starch colored with chlorophyll for 2 months. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are being isolated for expression of Nrf2, NF-kB, and NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), HO-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, NLRP3, IL-1B, IL 18, PGC1-α, sentrins, NRF2, NRF-1 e TFAM mRNA expression by a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Antioxidant enzymes activity (catalase-CAT and glutathione peroxidase-GPx), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) will be assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The serum concentration of other cytokines and growth factors will be detected by means of a multiparametric immunoassay based on magnetic microspheres marked with XMap (Luminex Corp, USA) before and after supplementation.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Aged 18 to 75 years
  • Clinical diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Conservative treatment group: CKD stages 3 and 5 receiving nutritional treatment for at least 6 months
  • Hemodialysis group: Hemodialysis patients for more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients pregnant
  • Using antibiotics in the last 3 months
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases
  • Clinical diagnosis of Cancer
  • Clinical diagnosis of AIDS

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory biomarker

Time Frame: 6 months

Get blood samples to evaluate the supplementation effects in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory biomarker- nuclear receptor factor 2 (Nrf2)

Inflammatory biomarker

Time Frame: 6 months

Get blood samples to evaluate the supplementation effects in inflammatory biomarker- factor nuclear kappa B (NFkB)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Uremic toxins(6 months)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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