Time-Restricted eating: a simple diet hack for diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07318207
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether limiting all food intake to a 10-hour window each day can help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar. About 102 adults will follow this eating pattern for one year, tracking their first and last meals by text. Researchers will check changes in blood sugar levels and quality of life.
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 (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help manage type 2 diabetes by improving blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm trial with no comparison group, so results may be less reliable. The diet requires strict daily adherence, which may be hard for some people to maintain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States
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