Effect of Agave Inulin on Constipation and Quality of Life in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

Constipation affects a large part of the population with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), and in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) it is the most common symptom derived from multiple factors, including dietary restrictions causing insufficient fiber intake, water restriction, drug consumption and the change in the intestinal microbiota derived from uremic toxins during this stage, leading to a poor quality of life in the patient and consequently an alteration in the patient's nutritional status. In turn, constipation has become a risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases, of which patients with CKD have a higher incidence. This research aims to determine the effects of agave inulin supplementation on constipation and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients in order to establish a strategy to support patient treatment and improve uremic syndrome.

Lactulose syrup is usually used to prevent and treat constipation in doses from 10 ml every 8 hours.

The present research aims to determine the effects that agave inulin supplementation may have on constipation and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients, and to establish a strategy to support the patient's treatment and improve uremic syndrome.

Stage 1 Patients will be selected by the peritoneal dialysis team to identify the patients who start RRT, once identified, they will be referred to the nutrition office, where an initial evaluation of the patient will be made and if they meet the inclusion criteria, the informed consent will be explained and if they accept, they will be randomly assigned to the group they are assigned to. The laboratories requested to the patients are the same as those routinely requested by the treating physician. The characteristics of the nutritional intervention are detailed below. The characteristics of the first visit are detailed below.

Visit 1:

• Evaluation of selection/inclusion criteria
• Assessment in medical consultation
• Signing of consent form.
• Initial evaluation (File with: clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, dietary data).
• Constipation evaluation with Bristol scale
• Evaluation of quality of life with KDQOL-SF questionnaire.
• Delivery of food plan and nutritional recommendations
• Indication and delivery of the supplement according to the group.
• Indicate that unfinished product should be returned.
• Request for laboratory tests (routine tests that the nephrologist requests consultation after consultation).
• Appointment every 30 days for delivery of supplement and adherence evaluation.

Stage 2 In the second stage, patients are followed month by month for medical and nutritional evaluation, evaluating anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical signs, patient's diet, therapeutic adherence to supplementation, evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms and constipation, and evaluation of quality of life. The corresponding data are recorded in a database. The characteristics of the visit are detailed below.

Visit 2, 3, 4 and 5:

• Intermediate medical evaluation
• Intermediate evaluation (File with: clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, dietary data, adherence evaluation).
• Constipation evaluation with Bristol scale and roma criteria.
• Supplement delivery
• Request for laboratory tests (routine tests requested by the nephrologist consultation after consultation).
• Appointment every 30 days.

Stage 3 In this stage the supplementation is suspended, a medical and nutritional evaluation is made evaluating anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical signs, patient's diet, therapeutic adherence to supplementation, evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms and constipation and evaluation of quality of life. The corresponding data are recorded in a database. The characteristics of the visit are detailed below.

Visit 6: discontinue supplementation.

• Final evaluation (clinical record with anthropometric, clinical, biochemical and dietary data, evaluation of therapeutic adherence).
• Evaluation of constipation with Bristol scale and roma criteria.
• Request for laboratory tests (routine tests that the nephrologist requests consultation after consultation).
• Appointment after 30 days. In this last stage, the patient will be seen again after one month to evaluate the post-supplementation period.

In this last stage, the patient will be seen again after one month to evaluate the post-supplementation period.

Visit 7:

• Post-intervention period evaluation (file with: clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, dietary data).
• Evaluation of constipation with Bristol scale and roma criteria.
• Evaluation of quality of life with KDQOL-SF questionnaire.

Characteristics of the nutritional intervention:

In the nutritional intervention, the patient's family medical history, clinical indicators such as T/A, signs of nutritional deficiency such as dehydration, muscle and fat depletion, edema and gastrointestinal symptoms and degree of constipation will be evaluated by clinical history.

Biochemical indicators are tests that are commonly requested in nephrology follow-up consultations, will be evaluated.

For the evaluation of anthropometric indicators, body composition will be evaluated by means of anthropometry (plyometry and circumferences) and a Tanita scale, identifying the patient's fat and muscle compartment; in the dietary evaluation, the intake of energy, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins will be evaluated by means of a 24-hour reminder. With the above, a nutritional diagnosis is made and a dietary plan for the patient that includes: general recommendations, explanation of portions, explanation of the food for renal disease and a menu with food options that the patient can follow and exchange with the list of foods provided.

Ethical considerations. Requesting their signature for consent. Human research guidelines will be respected according to "good clinical practice". The protocol will be submitted to the Bioethics Committee of the Centro Medico ISSEMyM, Metepec, Edo. México. Care will be taken to respect the recommendations of the Helsinki Declaration in its last correction made during the 64th Annual Assembly organized by the World Medical Association (2013).

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years
• Beginning of peritoneal dialysis in the last month
• Constipation
• Medical follow-up by nephrology every month
• Without Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• No frailty criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who don't to take the supplement
• Patients with diarrhea
• Patients with a diagnosed intestinal disorder
• Allergic to any ingredient of the supplement.
• Previous probiotic and/or prebiotic supplementation in the last month
• Diagnosis of comorbidities such as cancer, decompensated heart failure, decompensated pulmonary disease, decompensated liver disease, HIV, infection present within the last 3 months (chronic and/or acute), stroke and malabsorption syndrome.
• Hospitalizations within the last month for peritonitis
• Pregnant women
• Patients with psychiatric illnesses