Recruiting

Time-Restricted Eating

Sponsor:

Justin (Matt) Thomas

Code:

NCT07318207

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Time-restricted eating

Study Details

Brief 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.

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Study ID

NCT07318207

Start date

Jul 20, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Diagnosed eating disorder
  • Night shift worker
  • Taking drugs which induce hypoglycemia
  • Unable or unwilling to participate in the time-restricted eating intervention

Study Design

Enrollment

102 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Time-restricted eating

Subjects in this group will consume all daily calories within a 10-h window during the day for 1-year.

Interventions

Time-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.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Hemoglobin A1c [ Time Frame: At least 2 timepoints between baseline and 1 year. Since labs will depend on clinic visits, exact timeframe will vary. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Matt Thomas, PhD

859-562-0642MattThomas@uky.edu

Locations

University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center

Recruiting

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40504

Contacts

Matt Thomas, PhD

859-562-0642MattThomas@uky.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Justin (Matt) Thomas

Last update posted

Jul 31, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Justin (Matt) Thomas on 2026-07-31.