Plain-English translation of NCT06695988 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 time-restricted eating — eating all your food within an 8-hour window each day instead of spreading meals throughout the day — can help adults with obesity lose weight safely. You would either follow this eating pattern for 8 weeks or continue eating normally (the control group). The research team wants to understand how well people can stick with this approach, whether it's safe, and how it affects weight, hunger, eating habits, and overall well-being.
Many people struggle to lose weight with traditional dieting, and researchers want to see if simply changing *when* you eat — rather than what you eat — might be a simpler, more sustainable way to help with weight loss and improve health.
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You would participate in a 9-week study: one baseline week followed by 8 weeks of the intervention. If assigned to the time-restricted eating group, you would eat all your meals and calorie-containing drinks between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. (an 8-hour window), and fast for the remaining 16 hours, drinking only water or calorie-free beverages. If assigned to the control group, you would continue eating as you normally do. Throughout the study, you would track your eating using your smartphone, complete surveys about hunger, cravings, sleep quality, and how you feel, and have your weight and body composition measured.
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