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Purpose

This study will investigate the feasibility of implementing a time-restricted eating intervention in females with mild cognitive impairment. Targeted therapeutic interventions that improve cognitive impairment and delay onset of ADRD are particularly important for females, who have twice the lifetime risk of developing AD, compared to males.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 45 Years and 95 Years
Eligible Genders
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Postmenopausal Women - Age 45-95 - Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria

  • Individuals prone to hypoglycemia - Liver disease - Taking medications that affect eating behaviors - Alcohol consumption of >2 drinks per day - Significant circadian disruption - Having care-taking responsibilities that significantly affect sleep - Shift work or irregular lifestyle - Diagnosed clinical eating disorder - Participating in a formal weight loss program

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Time-restricted eating
Participants will have baseline and post-study data collected, including activity/sleep data, metabolic parameters (fasting labs and anthropometric measurements), and cognitive testing. In addition, food timing will be collected throughout the study. Subjects will be educated about the potential health benefits of time-restricted eating and will self-select a 10-hr window, during which all daily calories will be consumed for 8 weeks.
  • Behavioral: Time-restricted eating
    Subjects will be educated about the health benefits of time-restricted eating. Each subject will self-select a 10-hour (10hr +/- 1 hr) window aligned with their active phase during which they will consume all daily calories. Subjects will text the time of their first and last daily calories for the duration of the study.

Recruiting Locations

UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science and nearby locations

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40536
Contact:
Matt Thomas, PhD
859-218-6770
jmthomg@uky.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT05858008
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Julie Pendergast

Study Contact

Matt Thomas, PhD
(859) 218-6770
jmthomg@uky.edu

Detailed Description

This study will investigate the feasibility of implementing a time-restricted eating (TRE) intervention in females with mild cognitive impairment. Data will be collected for 10 weeks. Baseline food timing, activity/sleep, metabolic health (fasting labs and anthropometric measures), and cognitive testing will be collected in the first two weeks. Subjects will then be invited to enroll in a TRE intervention for 8 weeks. Subjects will be educated about the potential health benefits of TRE, and then each subject will self-select a 10-hr window and consume all daily calories during this time frame. Subjects will text the time of their first and last daily calories for the duration of the study. At the end of the 8-week TRE intervention, metabolic, anthropometric, activity/sleep, and cognitive measurements will be collected.

Notice

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