Obesity Management for Kidney TRANSPLANTation: OK-TRANSPLANT 2

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWestern University, Canada

About this trial

OK-TRANSPLANT 2 is a vanguard study for a large randomized, pragmatic, open-label trial.

We will randomize participants with obesity, high-risk CKD/dialysis who are hoping for lose weight for the purpose of kidney transplant. Subjects will either be enrolled on a virtual weight management program or continue their usual care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults aged 18 years or older

BMI; 35 kg/m²

10% risk of ESKD requiring renal replacement therapy over 2 years or receiving dialysis

Disqualifiers

Known contraindication to a GLP-1RA (pancreatitis, personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, hypersensitivity)

Type 1 diabetes

No access to semaglutide via drug coverage

Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Semaglutide
  • Virtual Weight Management Coaching

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Western University, Canada

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Collaborator

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

Collaborator

Unity Health Toronto

Collaborator