The Fasting and Shifted Timing (FAST) of Eating Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity

In brief

The aim of this study is to assess peoples' satisfaction with their diet based on adhering to three different meal-timing protocols for one week each: (1) Time-restricted feeding (TRF); (2) Intermittent fasting (IF); and (3) Alternate day fasting (ADF). The overall goal of this study is to determine if people would find it easy or difficult to follow these diet protocols for the purpose of weight management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04527952

Run by

University of South Carolina

People needed

28

Starts

2019-06-19

Expected to finish

2020-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be 18 years or older.
• Have a BMI between 25 - 49.9 kg/m2.
• Have a scale at home, or some way of weighing yourself regularly, so that you can report your body weight to the research staff.
• Be able to check emails regularly, because all of the surveys need to be completed online.

You may not qualify if…

• NOT be already practicing any of these fasting approaches.
• NOT currently diagnosed with diabetes.
• NOT taking any appetite suppressants or prescription weight loss medications.
• NOT planning on getting pregnant within the next 6 weeks.
• Do NOT currently have any eating disorders.
• Have NOT lost or gained a significant amount of weight (i.e. 10 pounds or more) within the last 6 months.

Where it is running

• University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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