Clinical Trials of Effects of Time Restricted Eating on Health Parameters in Adults

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-03

Study Completion Date

2024-06-30

Brief Summary

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In a randomized controlled trial we will research the effect of calorie restriction with early and mid-day time-restricted eating (TRE) and daily calorie restriction on weight loss and human health parameters. Participants will be divided into three groups: early time-restriction group (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), mid-day restriction group (1:00 PM to 9:00 PM) and daily calorie restriction group (8:00 AM to 9:00 PM). Participants will follow dietary strategy with three planned meals and calorie restriction. Anthropometrical and biochemical parameters will be measured at baseline, after one month, two months and at after three months of intervention. Resting metabolic rate, ultrasound scan of abdomen and ultrasound scan of carotid arteries will be measured at baseline and after three months of intervention. In addition, stool samples will be also taken at baseline and after three months of intervention.

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Detailed Description

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Obesity has become one of the world's most common diseases and is a major global public health challenge. Obesity contributes to an increased risk of developing various chronic diseases, such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, cardiovascular and kidney diseases and many others. Reducing excess body weight and improving eating habits decreases risk of disease and mortality. A lot of dietary strategies for weight loss are known and most of them are based on daily calorie restriction. Recently, an increasingly popular dietary strategy has been "time restricted eating (TRE)". In this strategy, all calorie intake is restricted within a consistent interval of less than 12 hours (4 - 10 hours). Eating window is limited to early part of the day - early TRE or mid-day TRE. Research shows that TRE has a number of beneficial effect on individuals, including weight loss, improvement of insulin sensitivity, hypercholesterolaemia, circadian rhythm of hormone secretion and other. Which TRE (early or mid-day TRE) has better health effects is still being investigated. It is also not clear how the timing, number and composition of individual meals affect on the health indicators, mentioned previously.

Therefore, the aim of our study is to evaluate and compare the effects of calorie restriction with early and mid-day time-restricted eating (TRE) and daily calorie restriction on weight loss and human health parameters in adults with at least two components of metabolic syndrome and yet not receiving any medication. The components of metabolic syndrome (lipid profile, blood pressure, anthropometry, inflammation status, glucose levels), antioxidative status, hormones (leptin, ghrelin, cortisol, insulin, adiponectin, cholecystokinin, melatonin, BDNF, IGF-1) will be measured. In addition changes in gene expression of different proteins will be examined. Moreover, stool samples will be also taken at baseline and after three months of intervention.

Conditions

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Time Restricted Feeding Overweight and Obesity Inflammation Hypercholesterolemia Hypertension Hyperglycemia Antioxidative Stress Metabolic Syndrome Microbial Colonization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Early time-restricted eating with calorie restriction

Participants will follow calorie restriction with early day time-restricted eating protocol with three planned meals from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Effects of calorie restriction and time-restricted eating on human health

Intervention Type OTHER

Calorie restriction plan will be prepared for each participant. After nutritional data collection at baseline, all participant will attend educational sessions about healthy diet and beneficial effects of time-restricted eating. To estimate total energy needs, individuals' RMR will be measured from indirect calorimeter and multiplied by the appropriate factor of physical activity (from 1.3 to 1.6), and then a reduction of 200-500 kcal will be made. Macronutrient composition of the diet will be approximately 45-55% of carbohydrate, 30-35% of fat, and 15-20% of protein. 30% of daily energy intake will be consumed by breakfast, 40% by lunch and 30% by dinner. During posting participants will be allowed to consume only water and herbal infusions without added sugars or sweeteners. Dietary intake of participants will be followed during the study using a 24-h recall. Dietary data will be analysed using the Open Platform for Clinical Nutrition accessible through the website http://opkp.si/.

Mid-day time-restricted eating with calorie restriction

Participants will follow calorie restriction with mid-day time-restricted eating protocol with three planned meals from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Effects of calorie restriction and time-restricted eating on human health

Intervention Type OTHER

Calorie restriction plan will be prepared for each participant. After nutritional data collection at baseline, all participant will attend educational sessions about healthy diet and beneficial effects of time-restricted eating. To estimate total energy needs, individuals' RMR will be measured from indirect calorimeter and multiplied by the appropriate factor of physical activity (from 1.3 to 1.6), and then a reduction of 200-500 kcal will be made. Macronutrient composition of the diet will be approximately 45-55% of carbohydrate, 30-35% of fat, and 15-20% of protein. 30% of daily energy intake will be consumed by breakfast, 40% by lunch and 30% by dinner. During posting participants will be allowed to consume only water and herbal infusions without added sugars or sweeteners. Dietary intake of participants will be followed during the study using a 24-h recall. Dietary data will be analysed using the Open Platform for Clinical Nutrition accessible through the website http://opkp.si/.

Daily calorie restriction

Participants will follow daily calorie restriction protocol with three planned meals from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Effects of calorie restriction and time-restricted eating on human health

Intervention Type OTHER

Calorie restriction plan will be prepared for each participant. After nutritional data collection at baseline, all participant will attend educational sessions about healthy diet and beneficial effects of time-restricted eating. To estimate total energy needs, individuals' RMR will be measured from indirect calorimeter and multiplied by the appropriate factor of physical activity (from 1.3 to 1.6), and then a reduction of 200-500 kcal will be made. Macronutrient composition of the diet will be approximately 45-55% of carbohydrate, 30-35% of fat, and 15-20% of protein. 30% of daily energy intake will be consumed by breakfast, 40% by lunch and 30% by dinner. During posting participants will be allowed to consume only water and herbal infusions without added sugars or sweeteners. Dietary intake of participants will be followed during the study using a 24-h recall. Dietary data will be analysed using the Open Platform for Clinical Nutrition accessible through the website http://opkp.si/.

Interventions

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Effects of calorie restriction and time-restricted eating on human health

Calorie restriction plan will be prepared for each participant. After nutritional data collection at baseline, all participant will attend educational sessions about healthy diet and beneficial effects of time-restricted eating. To estimate total energy needs, individuals' RMR will be measured from indirect calorimeter and multiplied by the appropriate factor of physical activity (from 1.3 to 1.6), and then a reduction of 200-500 kcal will be made. Macronutrient composition of the diet will be approximately 45-55% of carbohydrate, 30-35% of fat, and 15-20% of protein. 30% of daily energy intake will be consumed by breakfast, 40% by lunch and 30% by dinner. During posting participants will be allowed to consume only water and herbal infusions without added sugars or sweeteners. Dietary intake of participants will be followed during the study using a 24-h recall. Dietary data will be analysed using the Open Platform for Clinical Nutrition accessible through the website http://opkp.si/.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* BMI 25-35 kg/m2

\+ one of the following criteria:
* Increased waist circumference ≥ 94 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women
* Fasting plasma glucose \> 5,6 mmol/L
* Elevated fasting plasma triglycerides 1,7 mmol/l
* Reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol \< 1,0 mmol/l for men, \< 1,3 mmol/l for women
* Elevated blood pressure, systolic blood pressure \> 130 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure \> 85 mm Hg
* Without medicals for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
* Morning or afternoon working time

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or plan to be become pregnant
* Lactating women
* Active smoking
* Diagnosis of diabetes
* Eating disorders
* Currently enrolled in a weight-management program
* Uncontrolled medical condition due to gastrointestinal, psychiatric, rheumatologic, oncologic, hematologic or endocrine diseases
* History of tumor
* History of serious cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases
* Taking medicines that may affect weight and appetite

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes