Intermittent Fasting on Body Fat and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT06307275

Last Updated: 2025-04-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-11

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this investigator-initiated study to check the feasibility that intermittent fasting has on body fat loss and quality of life.

Detailed Description

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Start of study: Informed Consent, Body Fat Analysis, Questionnaires on quality of life, sleep, and stress. For the next four weeks, participants will eat their normal food intake with no restrictions on when to eat. Participants will keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Midway of study: Body Fat Analysis, Questionnaires on quality of life, sleep, and stress. For the next four weeks, participants will do the intermittent fasting program. This program has participants fasting 16 hours from their last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of their next day. Then for 8 hours, participants are able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

End of study: Body Fat Analysis, Questionnaires on quality of life, sleep, and stress.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Non Fasting

For four week: Participants will keep their normal food intake with no restrictions on when to eat. Participants will keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

non fasting

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will not be fasting during these four weeks. They will eat their normal food intake and keep their normal physical activity levels.

Fasting

For four weeks: Fasting for 16 hours from participant last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of the next day. Then for 8 hours, participant is able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fasting

Intervention Type OTHER

Fasting for 16 hours from participant last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of the next day. Then for 8 hours, participant is able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Interventions

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Fasting

Fasting for 16 hours from participant last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of the next day. Then for 8 hours, participant is able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Intervention Type OTHER

non fasting

Participants will not be fasting during these four weeks. They will eat their normal food intake and keep their normal physical activity levels.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• In good health

Exclusion Criteria

• Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gurinder Bains, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University

Locations

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Gurinder Bains, PhD

Role: CONTACT

909-558-4000 ext. 87274

Facility Contacts

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Gurinder Bains, PhD

Role: primary

909-558-4000 ext. 87274

Other Identifiers

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5170221

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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