Education and Training
Dietary Maneuvers to Reduce Production of Colon-Derived Uremic Solutes
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.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- dietary supplement: Fiber
- dietary supplement: Corn starch
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
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Timothy Meyer
6508523314
Not Recruiting