Eat in 10 hours, live better? new trial tests Time-Restricted eating for metabolic syndrome

NCT ID NCT07189234

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether limiting all eating to a consistent 10-hour window each day can improve blood sugar, cholesterol, and other health measures in people with metabolic syndrome or prediabetes. About 140 adults will either follow this eating schedule plus standard nutritional counseling, or receive counseling alone. The goal is to see if this simple lifestyle change can help control disease over the long term.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

time-restricted eating (10-hour eating window) plus nutritional counseling

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that simply limiting when you eat each day helps manage blood sugar, cholesterol, and other heart-related risks without medication.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with only 140 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention requires strict daily adherence, which may be hard to maintain long-term.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome Fasting glucose intolerance Intermittent Fasting metabolic syndrome X prediabetes syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute

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    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

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