Intermittent Fasting on Body Fat and Quality of Life

Conditions

• Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - 65 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

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

Study Details

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

Key Dates

Start date

Mar 11, 2024

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

70 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Active Comparator: 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.
• Experimental: 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.

Primary Outcome Measure

Body fat percentage [ Time Frame: change between baseline and eight weeks ]

Central Contacts

• Gurinder Bains, PhD
  909-558-4000
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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