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MEAL TIMING Study: Effect of Time-Restricted Feeding on 24-hour Glycemic Control, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults With Prediabetes
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
One in three American adults have prediabetes, and up to 70% of adults with prediabetes eventually develop type 2 diabetes. With the high cost of treating diabetes, cost-effective approaches are needed to reduce the incidence of diabetes. One new strategy may be to change when people eat. Studies in rodents suggest that a form of intermittent fasting that limits eating to a short time period each day and involves fasting for the rest of the day (time-restricted eating; TRE) improves blood sugar control and cardiovascular health. Preliminary studies suggest that TRE also improves blood sugar, weight loss, and cardiovascular health in humans. This study will be the first full-scale, controlled feeding trial to determine whether TRE can improve 24-hour blood sugar control, 24-hour blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease risk factors even when food intake is matched to the control group. This clinical trial will also determine whether the benefits of TRE depend on the time of day that people eat. Participants will be assigned to one of three groups: (1) 'Early TRE' (eat between \~8 am-3 pm), (2) 'Mid-day TRE' (eat between \~1 pm - 8 pm), or (3) Control Schedule (\~8 am - 8 pm) for 8 weeks. All food will be provided and matched between groups.
Official title: Effect of Time-Restricted Feeding on 24-hour Glycemic Control, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults With Prediabetes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
144
Start Date
2020-08-17
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Early TRE
Eat between 8 am - 3 pm (or 7 am - 2 pm, if an early riser)
Mid-day TRE
Eat between 1 pm - 8 pm (or 12 pm - 7 pm, if an early riser)
Control Schedule
Eat between 8 am - 8 pm (or 7 am - 7 pm, if an early riser)
Locations (1)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States