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Time-restricted Eating Among Pregnant Females With Severe Obesity
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
Summary
In the United States, a body mass index (BMI) of at least 35.0 kg/m2 affects about 15% of women of reproductive age. Severe obesity is a significant predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes including gestational diabetes mellitus, pre-eclampsia, premature birth, and at its most severe, fetal death, birth defects and a three-fold greater risk of maternal mortality. Observational studies suggest weight maintenance and even modest body fat loss and altering the maternal metabolic milieu (availability of glucose and lipids) in the gestational period may be important to reducing perinatal health risks among pregnant females with severe obesity. The proposed research aims to assess time-restricted eating in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy to explore the effects on maternal weight, and perinatal health outcomes compared to standard clinical care.
Official title: A Pilot Study of Time-restricted Eating Among Pregnant Females With Severe Obesity
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 44 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-09-09
Completion Date
2026-11-29
Last Updated
2026-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Time Restricted Eating
The time-restricted eating arm will be instructed to eat ad libitum during an 8-hr window daily (10am - 6pm OR 11am - 7pm) in the 2nd trimester and 10-hr eating window from (9am - 7pm OR 10am - 8pm) in the 3rd trimester and abstain from caloric foods and beverages for the remaining 14-16 hours.
Locations (1)
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences
Chicago, Illinois, United States