Weight management and center-based heart health program for Black adults with CKD

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What this research studies

This study invites Black adults with CKD to participate in a structured lifestyle program that combines healthy eating, more physical activity, and weight management delivered in a clinical setting. The goal is to see if these changes can meaningfully lower blood pressure and slow kidney and heart disease progression. The program builds on prior evidence that lifestyle modifications can reduce blood pressure in the general population, and tests whether those benefits apply to people with advanced kidney disease. Participants will work with clinicians to tailor diet, activity, and weight goals while monitoring blood pressure and kidney-related markers. The grant supports a multi-year effort at Duke University to recruit enough participants to detect clinically important BP and kidney outcomes.

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Where this research is happening

• Duke University
  Durham, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Tyson, Crystal C — Duke University
• Study coordinator: Tyson, Crystal C

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About this research

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