Cognitive-behavioral and dietary weight loss intervention in adult kidney transplant recipients with overweight and obesity: Results of a pilot RCT study (Adi-KTx).

ABSTRACT: The obesity epidemic and its health consequences have not spared the population of kidney transplant (KTx) candidates and recipients. In addition, KTx recipients are susceptible to weight gain after transplantation. Overweight and obesity after KTx are strongly associated with adverse outcomes. Therefore, we designed a randomized controlled, mono-center study to specifically test the effectiveness of a primarily cognitive-behavioral approach supplemented by nutritional counseling for weight reduction following KTx as the intervention group (IG) in comparison to a brief self-guided intervention as control group (CG). The study was registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS-ID: DRKS00017226). Fifty-six KTx patients with a BMI from 27 to 40 kg/m² were included in this

SUBMITTER: Barchfeld DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10126341 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature