Status:

RECRUITING

Time-restricted Eating in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Dyslipidemias

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

40-58 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall objective of the study is to examine the effect of an 8-hour time-restricted eating intervention on lipid levels and body composition in peri- and recently postmenopausal women with untrea...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of an 8-TRE intervention compared to ad libitum eating (control) on metabolic health and body composition in recently postmenopausal wom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy women aged 40-58 years
  • Perimenopausal or recently postmenopausal, \>1 year and \<5 years
  • BMI \> 30 kg/m2
  • Dyslipidemic, defined as the presence of one or more lipid-based cardiovascular disease risk-enhancing factors per American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines
  • Normal renal and hepatic function
  • Perimenopausal women, a negative pregnancy test

Exclusion

  • Dietary factors:
  • Diagnosis, or strong clinical suspicion, of eating disorders, including but not limited to, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder
  • Concurrent dietary intervention or modification unrelated to study procedures
  • Psychiatric factors:
  • Current major depressive episode
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Lifetime history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or other serious mental health problem
  • Current alcohol/substance use disorder
  • Medical factors:
  • Use of lipid-lowering or lipid-enhancing medications
  • Use of systemic hormonal (estrogens and/or progestin) therapies
  • Use of weight loss medications or supplements
  • Use of medications that may cause weight loss or gain, unless body weight and medication usage remained stable for at least 6 months
  • Previous weight loss surgery
  • Abnormal vital signs at screening visit
  • Body weight \> 350 pounds, per DXA scan limits
  • Malignancy within past 2 years
  • Major surgery within past 3 months
  • Medical instability considered to interfere with study procedures
  • Contraindications to DXA scanning
  • Use of medications that have the potential to cause hypoglycemia (e.g., insulin, sulfonylureas)
  • Undergoing treatment for cancer
  • Use of medications for which time-restricted eating would interfere with recommended timing of medication ingestion with food intake.
  • Lifestyle and other factors:
  • Irregular sleep/wake schedule
  • Shiftwork
  • Recent travel across 2 or more time zones
  • Recent change in exercise habits
  • Work or social schedules that would impede ability to adhere to study protocol
  • Adherence factors:
  • Inability to adhere to study procedures completed between screening and randomization visits
  • Off-Study Criteria:
  • Initiation of new medications for lipid management, weight loss, hormonal medications, or other medications that may cause changes in weight or lipid levels
  • Development of any significant medical problem
  • Enrollment in another clinical trial involving study procedures or medications that might interfere with study procedures.
  • Significant deviation from study protocol or protocol violation
  • Inability to adhere to time-restricted eating window

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 21 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 21 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06188598

Start Date

December 21 2022

End Date

December 21 2024

Last Update

January 5 2024

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115