Plain-English translation of NCT06891352 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 changing when you eat during the day—rather than spreading meals across many hours—can improve your health if you work night shifts. Researchers want to see if eating during a set 10-hour window each day, with or without a healthy snack during your night shift, can help reduce weight, belly fat, and improve blood sugar and heart health markers.
Night shift work disrupts your body's natural daily rhythms, which can lead to weight gain, poor sleep, and increased risk of chronic disease. This study is investigating whether adjusting eating patterns to match your body's internal clock—rather than the hours you're awake—could help prevent these health problems in shift workers.
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You'll be randomly assigned to one of three groups: tracking what you eat normally, eating only during a personalized 10-hour window each day, or eating within that window plus receiving a healthy snack to eat during night shifts. All participants will log their food intake using a smartphone app throughout the study. Researchers will measure your weight, body fat, blood sugar levels, and heart health markers at the beginning and end of the roughly one-year study.
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