Protein oxidation in stable renal transplant patients measured with a breath test
- Conditions
- protein oxidation10037008
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46350
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 32
- Age 18+
- Male
- Be able to consume a 500 ml test drink within 5 minutes
- Be able to speak the Dutch language
- Give written consent
- For renal transplant patients: received renal transplant >6 months before the study
- For renal transplant patients: stable medication schedule for >2 weeks before the study (e.g. steroid use)
- For healthy subjects: donated kidney >6 months before the study
- Milk (protein) allergy or intolerance
- Diabetes
- Cancer, except skin cancer
- Recreational drug use
- Active infection (CRP >10)
- Habitual average intake of more than 2 glasses of alcohol per day
- Not able to stop alcohol consumption 2 days before the test
- BMI <20 and >35
- Vegetarianism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The total protein oxidation measured with the breath test over 330 minutes in<br /><br>both groups will be compared to answer our main research question.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Multiple co-variates will be used in the statistical analysis<br /><br>Physical properties: bodyweight, Body Mass Index, Resting Metabolic Rate,<br /><br>fat-free mass<br /><br>From the food diary: energy intake and protein intake<br /><br>From 24-hour urine (medical dossier): urea (measure for protein intake) and<br /><br>creatinine (measure for muscle mass)<br /><br>From blood: glucose, insulin, CRP and IGF-1</p><br>