The purpose of this pilot study is to understand the difference between early and late time-restricted eating on weight and body mass index (BMI), and evaluate the barriers encountered and the effect on quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Subjects can eat whatever they want between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM and can only consume water, black coffee/tea, or other zero calorie drinks (artificial sweeteners are okay) outside your designated eating window (from 4:00 PM to 8:00 AM).
Subjects can eat whatever they want between the hours of 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM and can only consume water, black coffee/tea, or other zero calorie drinks (artificial sweeteners are okay) outside your designated eating window (from 8:00 PM to noon).
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Change in weight
Reported in kilograms (kg)
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in Hemoglobin A1c
Hemoglobin is a protein within red blood cells. As glucose enters the bloodstream, it binds to hemoglobin, or glycates. The more glucose that enters the bloodstream, the higher the amount of glycated hemoglobin. An A1C level below 5.7 percent is considered normal. Reported as percentage of glycated hemoglobin
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in fasting glucose
Glucose (sugar) measured in the blood and reported in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in total cholesterol
Blood sample taken to measure the sum of blood's cholesterol content and reported in milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL)
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
LDL (bad) cholesterol measured in the blood and reported in milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL)
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
HDL (good) cholesterol measured in the blood and reported in milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL)
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Change in Triglycerides
Triglycerides levels measured in the blood and reported in milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL)
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
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Subjects to complete study
Total number of subjects to complete study per protocol
Time frame: Baseline, 12 weeks