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Time-restricted eating and circadian regulation of energy metabolism in type 2 diabetes (TR-EAT study)

Time-restricted eating and circadian regulation of energy metabolism in type 2 diabetes (TR-EAT study) - TR-EAT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028504
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-03-08
Start date
2022-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

diabetes mellitus type 2 E11

Interventions

Group 1: early time-restricted eating, 3 months Group 2: late time-restricted eating, 3 months

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between = 18 and = 75 years BMI between 22 and 45 kg/m2 Individuals with manifest diabetes mellitus type 2 and confirmed diagnosis according to 2011 DDG criteria (i.e., HbA1c = 6.5% with exclusion of alterations of HbA1c, above 200 mg/dl in 2-hour oGTT, pathological fasting glucose above 126 mg/dl, pathological spontaneous glucose of = 200 mg/dl at least twice) and meeting the following criteria: Diagnosis = 1 year, No therapy with insulin, glitazones, or sulfonylurea, HbA1c = 6.5 - 9%, Ability to consent, Understanding of study explanations and instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: General exclusion criteria: Secondary forms of diabetes (ADA criteria type 3 B-H), Patients on insulin therapy, Current pregnancy, Acute infections/fever, Immunosuppressive therapy, Known severe psychiatric illness requiring treatment (e.g. personality disorders, schizophrenia, depression), Known dependence on alcohol or other drugs, Severe cardiac, renal or liver disease, NYHA stage IV, Known non-diabetic liver disease (e.g. PBC, PSC, M. Wilson, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis), Severe pAVK (stage IV), Known non-diabetic glomerulopathy, Known malignant cancer in the past 5 years, Known infectious hepatitis B, C, E, HIV, Known other autoimmune diseases, Current participation in an intervention trial, Known anemia or bone marrow disorders, Exclusion criteria for clamp testing: History of thrombosis or peripheral pulmonary artery embolism, Routine clinical chemistry laboratory values: = 80% of lower reference value: ferritin, iron, leukocytes, Hb, Hkt, erythrocytes, platelets, (residual) blood alcohol detection [‰]

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in energy metabolism

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effect of shifting meal time on energy metabolism Accumulation of reactive metabolites and their detoxification systemically and in skeletal muscle Intestinal microbiome and the alteration of postprandial intestinal peptide secretion Expression levels of genes relevant for circadian rhythmicity, "clock genes"

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlba Sulaj

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Alba.Sulaj@med.uni-heidelberg.de+4962215639826

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026