Timing your meals may lower breast cancer risk, study finds
NCT ID NCT05454943
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether time-restricted eating (eating only during a set window each day) can lower biological and behavioral risk factors for breast cancer. It involved 178 women aged 50 or older with metabolic issues like prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Participants followed the eating plan for 16 weeks, and researchers measured things like blood sugar control and insulin resistance.
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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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178 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Females * No cancer history * ≥50 years old * Have metabolic dysfunction (defined as self-reported diagnosis of pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or at least moderate Canadian diabetes risk (CANRISK) score) * Access to an Ontario Lifelabs location * Owns a smartphone with Bluetooth capability with Apple or Android operating system Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes * Taking exogenous insulin, sulfonylureas, or GLP-1 receptor agonists * Self-reported history of an eating disorder * BMI \<18.5 kg/m * Working night or rotating shifts * Eating window \<12 hours or consistently eating less than 3 meals/day in the past 3 months * Major dietary changes within the past 3 months (i.e. calorie counting, ketogenic diet)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Remote Ontario-wide
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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