Clinical trials: Fasting
Fasting
Immunomodulatory Effects of Fasting in Healthy Adults
This is a clinical trial assessing the effects of fasting on the immune system in healthy adults. Immune profiling, gene expression profiling, and flow cytometry on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) will be performed and…
- Trial name
- NCT05104502
- Testing
- Dietary Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Diet Habits, Cancer Prevention
Dietary Fiber and Time Restricted Eating
This study is seeking to examine combinations of two different dietary interventions on cancer risk.
- Trial name
- FIBER+TRE (NCT07219706)
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating, Group education, Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Preoperative Care, Anxiety
Use of Maltodextrins in the ERAS Preoperative Fasting Protocol in Pediatric Surgery
This monocentric prospective randomized controlled pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative maltodextrin administration within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric surgical…
- Conditions
- Preoperative Care, Anxiety, Pediatric Surgery
- Trial name
- ERAS-MALTO (NCT07686029)
- Testing
- Maltodextrin Clear Liquid, Non-Sugared Clear Liquid
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria
Overweight and Obesity, Time Restricted Feeding
Fasting ENHANCE Pilot Study
Grounded in the principles of geroscience, the proposed Fasting ENHANCE study will test whether a time restricted eating (TRE) regimen can improve cognitive function and other aspects of successful aging in a safe and sustainable…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Time Restricted Feeding, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05732935
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating intervention, Successful Aging Comparison Group (LEARN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Time Restricted Eating, Eating Behavior
Time Restricted Eating, Eating Behaviors, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Emerging Adult Women
The purpose of this study is to assess how time restricted eating interventions impact eating behaviors, diet quality, and body composition in women ages 20-29 years.
- Conditions
- Time Restricted Eating, Eating Behavior, Diet, Healthy, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06145009
- Testing
- Time restricted eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Nutrition, Healthy, Muscle Damage
Early Time-Restricted Eating in Young Judo Athletes
This study investigates the effects of a 5-month early time-restricted eating (e-TRE) intervention on body composition, muscle damage biomarkers, and psychological variables in highly trained young male judo athletes.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Muscle Damage, Time Restricted Eating, Anxiety
- Trial name
- TRE-JUDO (NCT07671443)
- Testing
- Early Time-Restricted Eating (e-TRE)
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manouba
Time Restricted Eating
Effects of Early Time Restricted Eating on Muscle Performance in Resistance Trained Individuals
A randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of early time-restricted eating on muscle performance and body composition in active, resistance trained adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05908201
- Testing
- early time restricted eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi, Oxford
Healthy, Ketogen-based Therapeutic Diet
Comparing Intermittent Fasting, Clean Ketogenic Diet, and Their Combined Effects on Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Markers, and Metabolic Health
A cross-study analysis combined data from two sequential pre-post intervention studies conducted at the University of Tennessee at Martin, yielding a three-arm design comprising intermittent fasting alone (n = 16), clean…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Ketogen-based Therapeutic Diet, Metabolic Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT07659093
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee at Martin
Fasting Status
Effect of a Liberal Fasting Regime (Sip-til-Send) on Preoperative Gastric Volume Measured Using Point of Care Ultrasound
Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during surgery is a rare but potentially catastrophic event. Current guidelines recommend that patients should fast for six hours for solid food and two hours for clear liquids.
- Trial name
- NCT07656649
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Isolated Impaired Fasting Glucose
Low-calorie Diet in Isolated Impaired Fasting Glucose
This study aims to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a low-calorie diet (LCD) intervention in addressing the underlying pathophysiological abnormalities and improving fasting hyperglycemia among individuals with isolated…
- Trial name
- NCT06451055
- Testing
- Low-calorie diet, Routine dietary and physical activity habits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intermittent Islamic Fasting in Metabolic Syndrome, Ramadan Fasting
Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Permeability Responses to Ramadan Intermittent Fasting in Italian and Lebanese Cohorts: a Real-life Study
Ramadan Intermittent Fasting (RIF) is an annual fasting month from dawn to sunset, practiced by healthy Muslims. While its metabolic benefits are well studied, its effects on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, intestinal…
- Trial name
- NCT07596875
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bari
Sleep Disruption, Sleep Hygiene
Sleep Hygiene During Ramadan
Ramadan fasting often disrupts sleep patterns, which can affect alertness and physical performance in student-athletes. This study tested whether a brief sleep education program designed for Ramadan could help improve sleep…
- Conditions
- Sleep Disruption, Sleep Hygiene, Ramadan Fasting
- Trial name
- SHIR (NCT07639229)
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted Sleep Hygiene Education Program
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax
Mitochondrial Degradation, Autophagy
Mitophagy and Mitochondrial DNA Dynamics During Ramadan Dry Fasting vs 16:8 Time-Restricted Feeding
This study investigates how different types of fasting affect cell health, specifically focusing on how mitochondria (the energy-producing parts of cells) are cleared and renewed.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Degradation, Autophagy, Fasting, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- MITO FAST (NCT07638696)
- Testing
- Ramadan Intermittent Dry Fasting (Sawm), 16:8 Time-Restricted Feeding (TRF)
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahcesehir Cyprus University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
TREAD: Time Restricted Eating Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if restricting the time of eating to allow for prolonged fasting at night may reduce sleep disturbances, cognitive decay, and pathology in patients diagnosed with Mild Cognitive…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- TREAD (NCT06548191)
- Testing
- Time-restricted eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Ramadan Fasting, Obesity & Overweight
Effects of Ramadan Fasting With Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health
The goal of this interventional study is to examine the effects of Ramadan diurnal fasting alone and in combination with moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight and obesity.
- Conditions
- Ramadan Fasting, Obesity & Overweight, Aerobic Exercise, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT07471646
- Testing
- Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Intermittent Fasting in Shift-work
Time-restricted Eating and Circadian Health in Night Shift Workers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of time-restricted eating (TRE) to 10 hours per day on glucose homeostasis, markers of the circadian system, homeostatic and hedonic regulation of appetite, and…
- Trial name
- FastingClocks (NCT07451132)
- Testing
- Time-restricted eating
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle
TirolGESUND: Baseline-controlled Comparison of the Effects of Fasting Dietary Intervention or Smoking Cessation Combined With Exercise in Healthy Female Tyrolean Volunteers Aged 30-60 on Epigenetic and Multi-omic Biomarkers of Health, Ageing, and Disease
The goal of this clinical study is to learn about disease-risk and age-associated changes in DNA methylation patterns associated with disease risk or age in healthy women aged 30-60 in response to health-promoting lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle, Smoking Cessation, Intermittent Fasting
- Trial name
- TirolGESUND (NCT05678426)
- Testing
- Smoking cessation, Intermittent fasting, Intermittent fasting with ketogenic supplement
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaet Innsbruck
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Insulin Resistance, Cardiac Metabolism, and Cerebral Perfusion
The overall purpose of the study is to investigate whether three weeks of intermittent fasting (alternate-day fasting, (ADF)) result in a more pronounced "metabolic shift" towards the use of ketone bodies than three weeks of…
- Trial name
- NCT05181267
- Testing
- Intermittent fasting
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Fasting, Gastric Emptying
Comparison of Residual Gastric Volume Between Children Who Drink Different Clear Oral Fluid Volume
According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting guideline for patients undergoing elective surgery, the 2-hour fasting period is suggested for clear oral fluid (including water, pulp-free juice and tea or…
- Trial name
- NCT03741777
- Testing
- Clear oral fluid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Type2Diabetes
TRE in Type 2 Diabetes (See Food Study 3)
Hyperglycemia in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is initially treated with metformin coupled with intentional caloric restriction, which is difficult to sustain due to multiple barriers, including acquiring the necessary…
- Trial name
- SFS3 (NCT05290246)
- Testing
- Time restricted eating, Caloric reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota