Time-Restricted Eating for Type II Diabetes: TRE-T2D

NCT ID: NCT05365529

Last Updated: 2024-10-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-16
• Study Completion Date: 2026-03-31

Brief Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial to assess the feasibility and efficacy of time-restricted eating (TRE) to improve glucose regulation and cardiovascular health of participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Participants will be randomized into 2 groups: 1) standard of care (SOC), in which they will continue to follow their physician's treatment plan, or 2) SOC and TRE (8-10 hours eating window).

Detailed Description

The intervention will last for 12 weeks with a follow-up assessment at 6 months. This study will deliver the intervention, monitor participant health for safety, and promote compliance through clinic visits, virtual consultations, and an innovative combination of sensors, including continuous glucose monitors, actiwatches (to assess activity and sleep patterns), and the myCircadianClock smartphone app (to capture food, beverage, and medicine intake in real time). In-depth clinical and analytical measurements will be conducted at baseline and at the end of the intervention. We hypothesize that TRE will result in improved glucose levels (assessed via Hemoglobin A1c, the gold standard in clinical trials of T2D) and improved cardiovascular health (assessed via LDL or "bad" Cholesterol and Triglycerides). We will also be examining long-term adherence to TRE and improvements in quality of life. The proposed study will be the first adequately powered, randomized trial of TRE in patients with T2DM on background medical therapy. It is founded on a strong scientific premise and utilizes rigorous study design, state-of-the-art methods for analyzing outcomes, and an innovative approach for engaging and sustaining participation. Successful completion of this clinical trial will lay the scientific foundation and establish safety parameters for widespread implementation of TRE in patients with T2DM.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Time Restricted Feeding; Diabetes Type2

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Standard of Care

The participants in this arm will receive the standard health and nutritional wellness guidelines and will be required to log food entries through the use of a smartphone app.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Standard of Care

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the Standard of Care group will continue to follow their physician's treatment plan for type II diabetes mellitus.

Time-Restricted Eating

The participants in this arm will limit the number of hours they eat in day to a 8-10-hour window and will also receive the standard health and nutritional wellness guidelines. They will also be required to log food entries through the use of a smartphone app.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Time-Restricted Eating

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the TRE group with continue to follow their physicians treatment plan for type II diabetes mellitus and consume all of their food within an 8-10 hour eating window.

Interventions

Time-Restricted Eating

Participants in the TRE group with continue to follow their physicians treatment plan for type II diabetes mellitus and consume all of their food within an 8-10 hour eating window.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Participants in the Standard of Care group will continue to follow their physician's treatment plan for type II diabetes mellitus.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

Time Restricted Feeding; Control group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age: 18-75 years old

2. Patients with T2DM with A1c between 6.5 and 9.0 % and on stable doses of medications who are weight-bearing and self-ambulatory.

3. Own a smartphone (Apple iOS or Android OS)

4. Baseline eating period ≥12 hours/day and sufficient logging on the mCC app.

5. Women of childbearing age will be given a pregnancy test on study enrollment and asked to use contraception throughout the study.

6. Post-menopausal and women on hormone replacement therapy will be included.

7. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (EGFR) > 30mL/min/1.73m2

8. If participants are on cardiovascular medications (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), other lipid-modifying drugs, anti-hypertensives) no dose adjustments will be allowed during the study period

9. Patients on stable doses of GLP-1 receptor agonists will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

10. Participants with Type1DM and T2DM who are taking insulin, sulfonylureas, or have an HbA1c > 9 %.

11. BMI > 50 kg/m2

12. Systolic BP greater than 160 mmHg and/or Diastolic BP greater than 110 mmHg (with or without treatment/medication)

13. LDL cholesterol greater than 200 mg/dL

14. Triglycerides greater than 500 mg/dL

15. Active tobacco or illicit drug use

16. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

17. Currently enrolled in a weight-loss or weight-management program,

18. Currently on a special or prescribed diet for other reasons (e.g., Celiac disease),

19. The recent initiation, within the 3 preceding months prior to study enrollment, of medications designed for weight loss or with recognized appetite-suppressant effects (e.g. GLP-1 receptor agonists). Patients that are stable on such medications for at least 3 months can still be enrolled.

20. History of eating disorder(s).

21. History of surgical intervention for weight management (e) active eating disorder.

22. Chronic kidney disease with an eGFR calculated based on the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation < 30mL/min/1.73m2

23. Treatment for active inflammatory and/or rheumatologic disease and cancer.

24. A major adverse cardiovascular event within the past 6 months such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA).

26. Liver cirrhosis and/or significant alterations in liver function

27. History of (a) thyroid disease requiring dose titration of thyroid replacement medication(s) within the past 3 months (i.e., hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement therapy is not an exclusion),

28. Known inflammatory and/or rheumatologic disease.

29. Shift workers with variable (e.g., nocturnal) hours.

30. Caregivers for dependents requiring frequent nocturnal care/sleep interruptions.

31. More than one trip planned to travel to a time zone with greater than a 3-hour difference during study period.

32. History of major adverse cardiovascular events within the past 1 year (acute coronary syndrome (ACS), percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA)).

33. History of thyroid disease requiring dose titration of thyroid replacement medication(s) within the past 3 months (i.e., hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement therapy is not an exclusion).

34. History of adrenal disease.

35. History of malignancy undergoing active treatment, except non-melanoma skin cancer.

36. Known history of type I diabetes.

37. History of stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease or requiring dialysis.

38. History of HIV/AIDS.

39. Uncontrolled psychiatric disorder (including history of hospitalization for psychiatric illness).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Pam Taub, MD

Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Pam Taub, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Professor of Medicine

Locations

Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Justina P Nguyen, BS

Role: CONTACT

preventivecvresearch@health.ucsd.edu

858-246-2406

David T Van, BS

Role: CONTACT

858-246-2342

Facility Contacts

Justina P Nguyen, BS

Role: primary

preventivecvresearch@health.ucsd.edu

858-246-2406

David T Van, BS

Role: backup

858-246-2342

Pam R Taub, MD

Role: backup

References

Taub PR, Panda S. Time for better time-restricted eating trials to lessen the burden of metabolic diseases. Cell Rep Med. 2022 Jun 21;3(6):100665. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100665.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35732151 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

801955

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id