Time-Restricted eating: a simple diet hack for better blood pressure?
NCT ID NCT07135505
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether eating only between about 6:30 am and 2:30 pm (an 8-hour window) for 6 days a week can improve blood pressure, blood sugar, and heart rate in adults aged 60 and older with high blood pressure. Participants will follow this pattern for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if this eating schedule helps regulate the body's daily rhythms and reduces heart disease risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- early time-restricted eating (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help older adults with high blood pressure improve their heart health and daily body rhythms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The fasting schedule may be hard to stick with long-term, and any benefits might be modest.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Consent to participate in the study * Men and women ≥ 60 years old * Average office systolic BP ≥130 mmHg * Self-reported ≥12 hours eating period per day of at least 5 days/week * Stable health history over the past 2 months Exclusion Criteria: * Fasting \>12 hours per day * Actively trying to lose weight by participating in formal weight loss program or significantly restricting calorie intake * Have lost ≥ 10 pounds in last 3 months * Unable to wake up at a regular time between 6-8 am * Perform overnight shift work more than 1day/week on average * Resting heart rate of \>120 beats per minute, systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of \> 100 mmHg * Have been diagnosed with diabetes * On insulin or diabetes medication * Unstable angina, heart attack or stroke in the past 3 months * Continuous use of supplemental oxygen to manage a chronic pulmonary condition or heart failure * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease or currently on dialysis * Current diagnosis of a major psychiatric condition that would impair study participation * Severe gastrointestinal disease, major gastrointestinal surgery, or active gallstone disease * Active treatment for cancer in the past year * Taking medications that preclude fasting for 16 hours (e.g. must be taken with food at least 12 hours apart)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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