RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07318207

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


Sponsor

Justin (Matt) Thomas

Enrollment

102 participants

Start Date

Apr 1, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether time-restricted eating — limiting all meals to a specific window of hours each day — can help people with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar levels and overall metabolic health. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes - You are willing and able to follow a time-restricted eating schedule **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are pregnant or breastfeeding - You have a diagnosed eating disorder - You work night shifts (which would make consistent meal timing difficult) - You take medications that can cause dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) - You are unable or unwilling to participate in the dietary program Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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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.


Locations(1)

University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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