Does Meal Timing Affect Energy Expenditure

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Conditions studied: Meal Timing

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out if meal timing affects calories burned and blood sugar levels.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02247076

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

11

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-16

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are 20-45 years of age
• Have a weight between 150 and 220 lbs
• Have a body mass index between 25 and 35 kg/m2 inclusive (a number calculated from your height and weight)
• If you are a female, have a regular menstrual cycle that is between 25 and 35 days long
• If you are female, had your period within the last 35 days
• Regularly go to sleep between 9:30 pm and 12:00 am
• Regularly eat dinner 9 or more hours after eating breakfast
• Are willing to have about 2/3 cup of your blood stored for future research related to this study

You may not qualify if…

• Have diabetes or are on anti-diabetes medication
• Suffer from significant cardiovascular, renal (kidney), cardiac (heart), liver, lung or nervous system disease
• Have stomach or intestinal problems
• Regularly use medications such as steroids, beta blockers, adrenergic-stimulating agents, and laxatives
• Take any medications or supplements known to affect sleep, circadian rhythms, or metabolism (with the exception that certain forms of birth control are allowed)
• Have abnormal lab work that is clinically significant in the opinion of the study physician
• Are pregnant or lactating
• Take the Depo Provera shot, or use an Interuterine Device (IUD) or hormone patch for birth control
• If you are on hormonal birth control, have been on a stable dose for less than 3 months
• Have smoked or used nicotine/tobacco products within the last 3 months
• Regularly do competitive sport training
• Perform overnight shift work an average of one or more times per week
• Have an irregular sleep schedule
• Have an irregular eating schedule
• Regularly drink 3 or more drinks of alcohol per day
• Are not able or are unwilling to eat only the food and drink served to you by Pennington Biomedical, while in the study
• Are not able or are unwilling to refrain from strenuous exercise while participating in the study
• Are not able to spend 2 separate full days (for about 25 hours each) at Pennington Biomedical
• Are not able to maintain a consistent sleep schedule while participating in the study
• Are not able to maintain a consistent eating schedule while participating in the study
• Are not able to stop drinking coffee and other caffeine-containing drinks on the day of and day prior to testing

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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