Time-restricted Eating for Postpartum Weight Loss

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Conditions studied: Postpartum Weight Retention, Overweight and Obesity

In brief

This study is being done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a time-restricted eating intervention among postpartum women with overweight/obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06491537

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

60

Starts

2025-05-22

Expected to finish

2029-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Experienced a healthy singleton pregnancy
• 6-16 weeks postpartum at enrollment
• Body mass index ≥25 at enrollment
• Willing to consent

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported major health condition (such as renal disease, cancer, or Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes)
• Current treatment for severe psychiatric disorder (such as schizophrenia)
• Self-reported diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia
• Current use of medication expected to significantly impact body weight
• Current substance abuse
• Participation in another dietary and/or weight management intervention postpartum
• Performing overnight shiftwork >1x/week
• Regularly fasting ≥14 hr/day or completing twelve or more 24-hr fasts within the past year
• Unable to understand and communicate in English

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)

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