Recruiting

Intermittent Fasting

Sponsor:

Loma Linda University

Code:

NCT06307275

Conditions

Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Fasting

non fasting

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this investigator-initiated study to check the feasibility that intermittent fasting has on body fat loss and quality of life.

Conditions

Healthy

Study ID

NCT06307275

Start date

Mar 11, 2024

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

• In good health

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

Enrollment

70 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Non Fasting

For four week: Participants will keep their normal food intake with no restrictions on when to eat. Participants will keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

experimental: Fasting

For four weeks: Fasting for 16 hours from participant last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of the next day. Then for 8 hours, participant is able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

Interventions

Fasting

Fasting for 16 hours from participant last meal of the previous evening's meal to the first meal of the next day. Then for 8 hours, participant is able to eat. During the fasting, participants are allowed to consume water and black coffee/tea. Participants will also keep their normal weekly exercise routine.

non fasting

Participants will not be fasting during these four weeks. They will eat their normal food intake and keep their normal physical activity levels.

Primary outcome measure

  • Body fat percentage [ Time Frame: change between baseline and eight weeks ]
  • Visceral fat [ Time Frame: change between baseline and eight weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Gurinder Bains, PhD

909-558-4000gbains@llu.edu

Locations

Loma Linda University

Recruiting

Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350

Contacts

Gurinder Bains, PhD

909-558-4000gbains@llu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Loma Linda University

Last update posted

May 6, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Loma Linda University on 2026-05-06.