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Time-restricted Eating for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Time-restricted Eating in the University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07318207
Enrollment
102
Registered
2026-01-05
Start date
2026-07-20
Completion date
2028-06-01
Last updated
2026-07-31

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

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTime-restricted eating

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.

Sponsors

Justin (Matt) Thomas
Lead SponsorOTHER
University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center
CollaboratorUNKNOWN

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding * Diagnosed eating disorder * Night shift worker * Taking drugs which induce hypoglycemia * Unable or unwilling to participate in the time-restricted eating intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Hemoglobin A1cAt least 2 timepoints between baseline and 1 year. Since labs will depend on clinic visits, exact timeframe will vary.HbA1c data will be gathered from patient charts from routine labs collected during clinic visits.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexBaseline, 6 months, and 1 yearSleep 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.
Change in Short Form-36 Quality of Life questionnaire scoresBaseline, 6 months, and 1 yearQuality 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.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTMatt Thomas, PhD
MattThomas@uky.edu859-562-0642
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMatt Thomas, PhD

University of Kentucky

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 1, 2026