| NCT ID | NCT06508255 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | German Institute of Human Nutrition |
| Condition | Time Restricted Eating |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 35 participants |
| Start Date | 2024-05-17 |
| Primary Completion | 2025-03 |
Trial Parameters
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Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate how time-restricted eating (TRE), more specifically TRE at different times (early vs late in the day), influences brain activity, behavior, decision-making, food intake, physical activity, the gut microbiome and metabolic processes. The study intervention procedure is a replication of that described in Peters et al. (2021).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * right-handed * legally competent * physically and mentally healthy * BMI: 19-35 kg/m² * fluent in reading and speaking German Exclusion Criteria: * weight change \>5% of body weight during the last 3 months * pregnancy or breastfeeding * allergies (inclusion possible after consultation with study doctor) * history of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, hypertension, hypotension) in the last year * severe psychiatric condition, including drug addiction and depression * impaired renal or liver function * dementia or other severely debilitating cognitive disease * history of or current eating disorders (e.g., Bulimia nervosa, Anorexia nervosa, Orthorexia nervosa, Binge-Eating disorder) * chronic diseases (e.g., Morbus Crohn, Colitis Ulcerosa) * metabolic disorders (e.g., metabolic syndrome, diabetes type 1 or 2) * hormonal imbalances (e.g., thyroid gland diseases) * consuming diseases (e.g., cancer, kachexie) in the last 2 years * surgical removal