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Body Weight MaintenanceNCT05964179

Effects of Daily Eating Duration on Health

A study testing time extended feeding and time restricted feeding in people with Body Weight Maintenance and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, run by Chung-Ang University at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study would recruit about 50 healthy adult women and randomly divide the participants into two groups for a ten-week crossover intervention study. The investigators aimed to observe the impact of daily feeding/fasting time on clinical metabolic biomarkers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 50 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
time extended feeding and time restricted feeding
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
34 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
8 Mar 2023to 16 Nov 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 50 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy adult women with a body mass index (BMI) of 23 kg/m2 or a body fat rate of 28% or higher

Who cannot join

  • whose eating patterns have not been consistent over the past three months who has changed his or her weight in the past three months by more than 5% who has been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease/cancer/diabetes/hypertension or who has taken drugs for related diseases be pregnant or breast-feeding within the last three months who drink too much (alcohol intake ≥ 10 g/day, about 300cc of beer, about 1 glass of soju) who smoke

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Chuang-Ang University

    Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Identification of Chrononutrition Factors Associated With Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Investigation of Circadian Gene-Chrononutrition Interactions in the Development of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases Among Koreans

This study would recruit about 50 healthy adult women and randomly divide the participants into two groups for a ten-week crossover intervention study. The investigators aimed to observe the impact of daily feeding/fasting time on clinical metabolic biomarkers.

Read the detailed description

Many nutritional epidemiological studies conducted among various population groups (Cohort study, RCT study) found that chrono-nutrition factors such as morning fasting, functional supplements like fish oils, intermittent fasting, and time-restricted feeding were related to weight management, cardiovascular metabolism, blood glucose, and blood lipid metabolism. Some dietary intervention studies have found its effect on weight loss, sleep improvement, blood glucose improvement, insulin sensitivity, β cell reactivity, blood pressure, oxidative stress, and appetite improvement. This intervention study aims to investigate changes in chronic disease risk factors according to the daily meal exposure time (from the first meal to the last meal or snack) in healthy adult women.

The subjects of this study are healthy adult women aged the 30s - 40s with a body mass index (BMI) of 23 kg/m2 or a body fat rate of 28% or higher and would be excluded if the participants have inconsistent eating patterns or weight changes of 5% or more over the past three months, are pregnant or breastfeeding, are heavy drinkers (alcohol intake of 10 g/day, 300 cc), and are smokers.

A total of 10 weeks of intervention are conducted. Two meal exposure time groups are performed for four weeks each, and there is a two-week wash-out between different exposure times. The total meal period per day would be limited to 8 hours ± 30 minutes for the TRF group, and 14 hours ± 30 minutes for the EXF group. Each group will be divided into early type (before 10 a.m.) and late type (after 10 a.m.) depending on the participants' first meal timing and will be changed to another group in the second intervention period. During the 10-week study, blood (to collect genetic information related to blood lipids, blood sugar, 10ml) and urine (to collect metabolic indicators such as urine sodium, 15ml) samples would be collected four times.

Changes in evaluation variables (body composition indicators, urine indicators, or blood indicators) before and after each intervention period will be tested using the paired t-test. The association between meal time and changes in biomarkers will be tested by ANOVA using a mixed model. The analysis would be adjusted for covariates related to lifestyle (sleeping time, physical activity level, smoking status) and chrono-nutrition-related genetic information.

Being tested
time extended feeding, time restricted feeding
Medical subject headings
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • time extended feedingBehavioural

    Total feeding time (from the first meal or snack to the last meal or snack) is assigned as 14 hours per day.

  • time restricted feedingBehavioural

    Total feeding time (from the first meal or snack to the last meal or snack) is assigned as 8 hours per day.

Study groups in NCT05964179
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
time restricted feedingExperimentaltotal feeding time (from the first meal or snack to the last) is assigned as 8 hours/day.
Receives: Behavioral: time extended feeding
time extended feedingExperimentaltotal feeding time (from the first meal or snack to the last) is assigned as 14 hours/day.
Receives: Behavioral: time restricted feeding

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. change of body weight in kilogram before and after the intervention

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

  2. change of body fat in kilogram before and after the intervention

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

  3. change of waist circumference in centimeter before and after the intervention

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. change of fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

  2. change of serum TG (mg/dL)

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

  3. change of serum HDL-C (mg/dL)

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

  4. change of serum TC(mg/dL)

    Direct measurement

    Measured: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jul 2023
  2. Study start8 Mar 2023
  3. Primary completion2 Nov 2023
  4. Study completion16 Nov 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
34 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05964179
Sponsor's protocol ID
1041078-20230217-BR-035
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
12 Jul 2023
Last updated
21 Dec 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Tan LJ, Shin S. Impact of eating duration on weight management, sleeping quality, and psychological stress: A pilot study. J Nutr Biochem. 2025 Mar;137:109835. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109835. Epub 2024 Dec 17.

    PubMed 39701471

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing time extended feeding and time restricted feeding in people with Body Weight Maintenance and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, run by Chung-Ang University at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

change of body weight in kilogram before and after the intervention (time frame: before and after the two intervention periods (first intervention (baseline, week 4), second intervention ( week 7, week 10))). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05964179, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Dec 2023.

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