Impact of Dinner Timing on Human Behaviours and Health
ConditionDelayed Dinner Intervention
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-50
SponsorNational Taiwan Normal University
About this trial
The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of dinner timing on eating behaviors, physical activity and metabolic healthy in healthy adults
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
No regular exerciser in the last 3 months.
BMI between 18.5-27 kg/m².
Regular habit of eating three meals per day, with dinner consumed between 17:00 and 20:00.
No intentional weight change (>3%) in the past 3 months.
Disqualifiers
Pregnancy, preparing for pregnancy or menopause.
Personal history of/existing diabetes, cardiovascular disease or metabolic diseases.
Diagnosed sleep disorders.
Taking medications influencing glucose metabolism.
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Early dinner
BehavioralConsume dinner between 17:30 and 19:00 for a week
Delayed dinner
BehavioralConsume dinner between 20:30 and 22:00 for a week
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Early dinnerExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Delayed dinnerExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Glucose responses
Changes in blood glucose responses between early and delayed dinner intervention
Time frame
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention2
Eating behaviour
Meal choice (i.e., energy intake in kcal) between early and delayed dinner intervention
Time frame
During early dinner and delayed dinner intervention (3 days of weekday and 1 day of weekend)Secondary outcomes
1
Sleep duration
Changes in sleep duration between early and delayed dinner intervention using MotionWatch
Time frame
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention2
Sleep quality
Changes in sleep quality (efficiency, %) between early and delayed dinner intervention using MotionWatch
Time frame
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention3
Physical activity level
Changes in physical activity level (minutes) between early and delayed dinner intervention
Time frame
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention4
Physical activity intensity
Changes in physical activity intensity (%) between early and delayed dinner intervention using wearable product
Time frame
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner interventionSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov