Plain-English translation of NCT06491537 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This study is testing whether a specific eating schedule—where you eat only during a 9-hour window and fast for 15 hours—can help postpartum women lose weight and improve heart and metabolic health. Researchers will compare this time-restricted eating approach to a control group that continues eating on their normal schedule. Both groups will receive support from a trained coach over 12 weeks.
Many postpartum women struggle to lose weight after pregnancy, and current approaches haven't worked well enough. Research shows that timing-based eating patterns help with weight and heart health in other groups, so researchers want to see if this approach is safe, acceptable, and effective for postpartum women.
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If you're randomly selected for the eating schedule group, you'll be asked to eat only during a 9-hour window each day (for example, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and fast for 15 hours, with coaching support over 12 weeks. The control group continues eating normally. Both groups will have remote check-in sessions with a trained coach that gradually decrease in frequency over the study period. The study lasts 12 weeks total, with measurements of your weight, heart health markers, and how you're feeling throughout.
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United States
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborators
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Enrollment target
~60 participants
Started
May 2025
Primary completion
January 2029
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
Female only
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in June 2026.
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Central contact
Camille S Worthington, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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