Effect of Eating Timing on Body Composition

NCT ID: NCT03365544

Last Updated: 2017-12-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will examine the effect of eating timing on body composition. Previous studies have shown that restricting food intake to 8 hours a day can result in losses in body fat and an up-regulation of fat use. The purpose of this study is to assess changes in body composition when the eating window time is from 6am-2pm vs 2pm-10pm.

Hypothesis: The 2-10pm eating window will result in significantly greater changes in body composition (i.e. decreased fat mass) and the 2pm-10pm window will result in better adherence.

Methods: Body composition (fat and lean mass) will be assessed by air displacement densitometry (Bod Pod). Measures will be made over 4 weeks (pre-) and (post) dietary treatment. Adherence will also be assessed by a questionnaire to determine the ease/difficulty of the treatment.

Detailed Description

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Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine whether the eating window of a time-restricted eating protocol affects changes in body composition. It is hypothesized that the afternoon group will have better adherence to their experimental protocol and have greater changes in body composition.

Sample The sample will include 20 healthy adult participants ranging in age from 18-25 that volunteer to participate in the study. Participants will be required to have a body mass index above 26 (BMI=weight(kg)/height(m)2). All individuals must give written informed consent in order to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria include a history of intermittent fasting in the past 6 months, diabetes, or pregnancy and BMI less than 25.9.

Procedure Inclusion/exclusion criteria will be explicitly stated throughout the recruitment process. Potential participants will be recruited through advertising using posters placed through the University of Westerns campus as well as via presentations in classrooms (using the information from the advertising flyers). Individuals who email Bryce Knapp will be invited to a meeting to discuss the study. After the evaluation and information meeting, the individual will be given up to 3 days to determine if they want to participate and give their informed consent. See attached form in the consent section of the ethics application.

Measurement: All individuals will have their body composition measured. Body composition will be measured using air displacement densitometry "Bod Pod". Measurements will be taken twice prior to the intervention and twice on successive days post-intervention. Individuals will also be asked to fill out a biweekly modified dialysis diet and fluid non-adherence questionnaires (DDFQ) with added checkboxes to record which days they complied with the required protocol and 2 questions regarding any struggles the participants experienced. This will be used to assess the adherence to the protocols.

Protocol: 20 participants matched for BMI will be assigned to one of two groups. The two groups will be assigned an eating period of 6am-2pm or 2pm-10pm and instructed not to ingest calories outside of their respective eating window. The interventions will last 4 weeks with individuals being asked to comply to their eating window a minimum of 5 days per week. This will be measured using the modified DDFQ. All testing will be completed by Bryce Knapp under the supervision of Dr. Lemon. The changes in fat mass will be analyzed using a 2-way ANOVA and the adherence will be measured using an independent t-test.

Conditions

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Time-Restricted Eating (16:8) Fasting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

One group has their eating window between 6am-2pm and the other has their eating window between 2pm-10pm.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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6am-2pm eating window

4 weeks of time restricted eating between 6am-2pm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Time-restricted eating

Intervention Type OTHER

Groups will be required to only ingest calories in their designated 8 hour eating window.

2pm-10pm eating window

4 weeks of time restricted eating between 2pm-10pm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Time-restricted eating

Intervention Type OTHER

Groups will be required to only ingest calories in their designated 8 hour eating window.

Interventions

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Time-restricted eating

Groups will be required to only ingest calories in their designated 8 hour eating window.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Intermittent Fasting

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-25 years of age
* men and women

Exclusion Criteria

* Body mass index less than 26
* No history of intermittent fasting in the past 6 months
* No participants with diabetes
* Are pregnant or become pregnant (self-reported)
* Have symptoms or take medication for a respiratory, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, or metabolic disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Western University, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Peter Lemon

Professor of School of Kinesiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Lemon, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western University, Canada

Locations

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Exercise Nutrition Laboratory (Western University)

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Peter Lemon, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 519-661-2111

Email: [email protected]

Bryce Knapp

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 807-620-0441

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Peter Lemon, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Moro T, Tinsley G, Bianco A, Marcolin G, Pacelli QF, Battaglia G, Palma A, Gentil P, Neri M, Paoli A. Effects of eight weeks of time-restricted feeding (16/8) on basal metabolism, maximal strength, body composition, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk factors in resistance-trained males. J Transl Med. 2016 Oct 13;14(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12967-016-1044-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27737674 (View on PubMed)

Rothschild J, Hoddy KK, Jambazian P, Varady KA. Time-restricted feeding and risk of metabolic disease: a review of human and animal studies. Nutr Rev. 2014 May;72(5):308-18. doi: 10.1111/nure.12104. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24739093 (View on PubMed)

Tinsley GM, La Bounty PM. Effects of intermittent fasting on body composition and clinical health markers in humans. Nutr Rev. 2015 Oct;73(10):661-74. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv041. Epub 2015 Sep 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26374764 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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110492

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id