Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Early Time-Restricted Eating in Older Adults With Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eating Behaviors
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out how early time-restricted eating affects body rhythms and improves cardiometabolic health in older adults.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Consent to participate in the study
- Men and women ≥ 60 years old
- Average office systolic BP ≥130 mmHg
- Self-reported ≥12 hours eating period per day of at least 5 days/week
- Stable health history over the past 2 months
Exclusion
- Fasting \>12 hours per day
- Actively trying to lose weight by participating in formal weight loss program or significantly restricting calorie intake
- Have lost ≥ 10 pounds in last 3 months
- Unable to wake up at a regular time between 6-8 am
- Perform overnight shift work more than 1day/week on average
- Resting heart rate of \>120 beats per minute, systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of \> 100 mmHg
- Have been diagnosed with diabetes
- On insulin or diabetes medication
- Unstable angina, heart attack or stroke in the past 3 months
- Continuous use of supplemental oxygen to manage a chronic pulmonary condition or heart failure
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease or currently on dialysis
- Current diagnosis of a major psychiatric condition that would impair study participation
- Severe gastrointestinal disease, major gastrointestinal surgery, or active gallstone disease
- Active treatment for cancer in the past year
- Taking medications that preclude fasting for 16 hours (e.g. must be taken with food at least 12 hours apart)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07135505
Start Date
January 15 2026
End Date
December 31 2026
Last Update
December 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294