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Time Restricted Eating on Cancer Risk

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pre-diabetes
Time Restricted Feeding
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Control
Behavioral: Time restricted feeding
Registration Number
NCT05038137
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Brief Summary

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the time restricted feeding group with a daily eating period of 8 hours or the control group with a daily eating period of greater than or equal to 12 hours. There are 2 in-person study visits to have blood, urine and vital signs collected and 8 remote or phone visits with a psychologist or dietician to assist with the eating schedule. The study will take last 3 1/2 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
29
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 40 and ≤ 67;
  • Postmenopausal women (no menstrual periods in the preceding 12 or more months) with pre-diabetes (A1C 5.7-6.4% and/or fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL). A1c lab and/or fasting glucose criteria will need to be met within 12 months of signing consent form, can be obtained from prior lab result or study prescreening testing;
  • Own a smart phone with internet connection and capable of receiving and sending text messages and taking photographs;
Exclusion Criteria
  • Tobacco use (current or within last 2 years);
  • Active malignancy or history of cancer;
  • History of known liver disease (by serology: aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase ≥ 3 times above upper limit of normal determined by lab review, imaging or biopsy: determined by patient history);
  • History of kidney disease (patient history and/or estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73m²);
  • History of diabetes mellitus:
  • History of cardiovascular disease (MI, CHF);
  • Current prescription medication use for diabetes;
  • Medication affecting glucose metabolism or appetite or immunosuppression;
  • Dietary restrictions: currently following vegetarian or vegan dietary pattern;
  • Currently following intermittent fasting or time restricted feeding pattern or use in the last 3 months;
  • Night shift worker (work schedule does not involve any period of work from 10 PM to 5 AM either on a regular or rotating basis);
  • History of weight loss >5% in the last 3 months;
  • History of weight loss surgery.
  • BMI≥40 kg/m² exclusion;
  • After informed consent and run in period: Insufficient documented food photography/annotated entries (does not log at least two entries a day for 10 of 14 days) during run in period will be excluded from randomization in to the intervention period.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ControlControldaily eating period ≥ 12 hours
Time restricted feedingTime restricted feedingdaily eating period of 8 hours, before 8 PM
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assess feasibility and adherence to time period of eating recommendations in both study groups.Visit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Proportion of days that time period of eating was followed.

Change in sRAGE(soluble receptor for AGE) levelsVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will estimated via 95% confidence intervals within and between groups. .The intervention and control groups of AGE and sRAGE levels will be used to determined AGE by sRAGE ratio

Change in Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE) as assessed by plasmaVisit 1 and Visit 2 approximately 12 weeks

Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will be estimated via 95% confidence intervals within and between groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in 24 hour urinary AGE levelsVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will be estimated by the 95% confidence intervals within and between groups.

Time restricted feeding affected sleep patternsVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Change in sleep pattern between intervention and control groups as assessed using American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2 week sleep diaries.

Adherence to time period of eating recommendation in both study groups: self reporting during virtual visits and through food photography / annotated entries.Visit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Proportion of days that time period of eating was followed.

Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) derived metricsVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Mean glucose, standard deviation (SD) of mean glucose values, co-efficient of variation (CV %) of sensor glucose levels, glucose management indicator (GMI%) from CGM data. Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will be estimated by the 95% confidence intervals within and between groups.

Change in Fasting insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levelsVisit and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will be estimated via 95% confidence intervals within and between groups.

Change in Fasting insulin levelsVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Estimated mean levels within the intervention and the control groups of the study. Effect size will be estimated via 95% confidence intervals within and between groups.

Difference in Glasgow Prognostic Scoring SystemVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) reflects systemic inflammatory process. Difference within groups and between groups of the cumulative inflammation-based cancer-prognostic marker. GPS is a three-tiered score \[0: normal C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin; 1: one abnormal result; 2: increased CRP and low albumin\]. Higher score means worse outcome.

Adherence to virtual visit with psychologist or dieticianVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Number of participants in the intervention and control group that completed virtual visits with the psychologist.

Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PMBC) analysisVisit 1 and Visit 2, approximately 12 weeks

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells will be analyzed for RAGE expression and compared within and between intervention and control groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of South Carolina

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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