Time-restricted Eating for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJustin (Matt) Thomas

About this trial

This is a single-arm pragmatic clinical trial of time-restricted eating in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients will be recruited from the University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. Subjects will participate in a 10-hour time-restricted eating intervention for 1-year.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes

Disqualifiers

Pregnant or breastfeeding

Diagnosed eating disorder

Night shift worker

Taking drugs which induce hypoglycemia

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Time-restricted eating

    Behavioral

    Subjects will consume all daily calories within a 10-hour (10h +/- 1hr) window during the daytime, ending by 8:00pm. Subjects will text the time of their first and last daily calorie intake for the duration of the study.

Treatment groups

102 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Time-restricted eatingExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Hemoglobin A1c

HbA1c data will be gathered from patient charts from routine labs collected during clinic visits.

Time frame
At least 2 timepoints between baseline and 1 year. Since labs will depend on clinic visits, exact timeframe will vary.

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Sleep quality will be measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and will be reported as a composite score ranging from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating worse sleep quality.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 months, and 1 year
2

Change in Short Form-36 Quality of Life questionnaire scores

Quality of life will be collected using the Short Form-36 Quality of Life questionnaire and scores for 8 scales will be analyzed: physical functioning, bodily pain, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, energy/fatigue, and general health perceptions. Scores for each scale will range from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating more favorable health.

Time frame
Baseline, 6 months, and 1 year

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Justin (Matt) Thomas

Lead sponsor

University of Kentucky

Sponsor institution

University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center

Collaborator