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Impact of Dinner Timing on Human Behaviours and Health

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Delayed Dinner Intervention
Registration Number
NCT07109583
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan Normal University
Brief Summary

The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of dinner timing on eating behaviors, physical activity and metabolic healthy in healthy adults

Detailed Description

In the early dinner trial, participants will be required to eat dinner between 17:30 and 19:00 for a week. In the delayed dinner trial, participants will be required to eat dinner between 20:30 and 22:00 for a week. During the intervention, energy intake (3 days of weekday and 1 day of weekend), physical activity (7 days), glucose concentrations (7 days) and sleep (7 days) will be monitored continuously for both early and delayed dinner.

After intervention, body composition, cognition, food preference, metabolic health and resting metabolic rate will be measured.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • No regular exerciser in the last 3 months.
  • BMI between 18.5-27 kg/m².
  • Regular habit of eating three meals per day, with dinner consumed between 17:00 and 20:00.
  • No intentional weight change (>3%) in the past 3 months.
  • No special dietary practices (e.g., intermittent fasting).
  • Regular sleep (22:00-01:00), at least 6.5 hours per night.
  • Non-smoker and non-alcoholic.
  • Willing to maintain stable lifestyle and comply with protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy, preparing for pregnancy or menopause.
  • Personal history of/existing diabetes, cardiovascular disease or metabolic diseases.
  • Diagnosed sleep disorders.
  • Taking medications influencing glucose metabolism.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose responsesDuring 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention

Changes in blood glucose responses between early and delayed dinner intervention

Eating behaviourDuring early dinner and delayed dinner intervention (3 days of weekday and 1 day of weekend)

Meal choice (i.e., energy intake in kcal) between early and delayed dinner intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep durationDuring 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention

Changes in sleep duration between early and delayed dinner intervention using MotionWatch

Sleep qualityDuring 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention

Changes in sleep quality (efficiency, %) between early and delayed dinner intervention using MotionWatch

Physical activity levelDuring 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention

Changes in physical activity level (minutes) between early and delayed dinner intervention

Physical activity intensityDuring 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention

Changes in physical activity intensity (%) between early and delayed dinner intervention using wearable product

Cognitive performanceBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in computerized cognitive performance (accuracy in %) after early and delayed dinner intervention

Food preference testsBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in food preference after early and delayed dinner intervention

Resting resting metabolic rateBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in resting metabolic rate (kcal) after early and delayed dinner intervention

Body compositionBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in body composition (fat mass in kg and percentage) after early and delayed dinner intervention using InBody

Blood pressureBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in blood pressure (diastolic and systolic blood pressure in mmHg) after early and delayed dinner intervention

Pulse wave velocityBefore and after early and delayed dinner intervention

Changes in pulse wave velocity (meter per second) after early and delayed dinner intervention

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