Can Food Timing Reduce Your Diabetes Risk?

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study ID
NCT05862818
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Dietary Habits

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 45 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Day shift protocol - Diet order A-B — BEHAVIORAL
    Research participants will be assigned to day shift condition and Diet A-B order condition.
  • Day shift protocol - Diet order B-A — BEHAVIORAL
    Research participants will be assigned to day shift condition and Diet B-A order condition.
  • Night shift protocol - Diet order A-B — BEHAVIORAL
    Research participants will be assigned to simulated night shift condition and Diet A-B order condition.
  • Night shift protocol - Diet order B-A — BEHAVIORAL
    Research participants will be assigned to simulated night shift condition and Diet B-A order condition.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether food timing impacts metabolic health in healthy participants. Participants will: * complete 2 inpatient stays * be provided with test meals * have frequent blood draws

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 10, 2024
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028
Completion
Jun 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
48 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Day shift protocol with diet A
    Day shift protocol with diet A condition. Since this is a single-blind study, the details of the meal conditions cannot be released during the recruitment stage but will be made public once enrollment closes.
  • Experimental: Day shift protocol with diet B
    Day shift protocol with diet B condition. Since this is a single-blind study, the details of the meal conditions cannot be released during the recruitment stage but will be made public once enrollment closes.
  • Experimental: Night shift protocol with diet A
    Night shift protocol with diet A condition. Since this is a single-blind study, the details of the meal conditions cannot be released during the recruitment stage but will be made public once enrollment closes.
  • Experimental: Night shift protocol with diet B
    Night shift protocol with diet B condition. Since this is a single-blind study, the details of the meal conditions cannot be released during the recruitment stage but will be made public once enrollment closes.

Primary Outcome Measure

Difference in glucose tolerance between Meal Conditions and Shift Work [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Brigham and Women's HospitalBostonMassachusetts02115
Frank Scheer, PhD
[email protected]
617-732-14
Frank Scheer, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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