Meal timing may shield night shift workers from disease
NCT ID NCT06891352
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adjusting meal timing can reduce health risks for night-shift nurses and nursing assistants who are overweight. Participants will either just track their diet, follow a 10-hour daytime eating window, or add a low-sugar snack during night shifts. The goal is to see if these changes improve body fat, weight, and blood sugar over 12 months.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 180 people
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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Other sponsor
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18 to 70 years
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Anyone
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18-70 years * BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (or ≥ 23 kg/m2 for Asian adults) * Own a smartphone (Apple iOS or Android OS) * Baseline eating window ≥ 14 h/day * Night shift nurses and nursing assistants who are working a 12-hour night shift at least 3 days/week. * Have been doing night shift work for at least 3 months. * Patients on cardiovascular medications (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), metformin, lipid-modifying drugs (including over-the-counter drugs such as red yeast rice and fish oil), anti-hypertensive, drugs), are allowed * If patients have Type 2 Diabetes, they will be included in the study if A1c is less than 9 and they are not on insulin. Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient dietary logging on the mCC app is defined as less than 7 of 14 days of baseline of dietary logging with a minimum of 2 items a day, at least 5 hours apart. * Type 1 Diabetes or Insulin-dependent Type 2 Diabetes. * Use of sulfonylurea or insulin within the last 3 months (due to unknown safety with TRE) * Use of medications that are known to cause weight loss such as SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists) * BMI \> 50 kg/m2 * Change in medications that could impact study outcomes within the past 3 months * Change in weight of \>4kg in the past 3 months * Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or are trying to become pregnant during the study period. If a participant becomes pregnant during the study, they will be excluded from continuing the study. * Systolic BP greater than 160 mmHg and/or diastolic BP greater than 110 mmHg at rest * Fasting LDL cholesterol greater than 250 mg/dL * Fasting triglycerides greater than 500g/dL * Active tobacco abuse or illicit drug use or history of treatment for alcohol abuse in the past 5 years. * Frequent (more than 4) travel involving a time zone change of more than 3 hours over the 1-year study period * Prolonged leave from work (a continuous month or longer) during the study * Active treatment for inflammatory and/or rheumatologic disease * History of a major adverse cardiovascular event within the past year (acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, stroke/transient ischemic attack) * Uncontrolled arrhythmia (i.e. rate-controlled atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter are acceptable) * History of thyroid disease requiring dose titration of thyroid replacement medication(s) within the past 3 months (hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement therapy is allowed). * History of adrenal disease in the past 5 years * History of malignancy undergoing active treatment, except non-melanoma skin cancer, in the past 5 years * History of an eating disorder in the past 5 years * History of cirrhosis in the past 5 years * History of stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease or dialysis in the past 5 years * History of HIV/AIDs * Currently enrolled in weight-loss or weight-management program * History of surgical intervention for weight management within the past 2 years, or longer if deemed unsafe following review by medical investigators * Uncontrolled psychiatric disorder including prior hospitalization
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