RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Feasibility of Implementing Time-restricted Eating in Women With Mild Cognitive Impairment
About This Trial
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.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Postmenopausal Women
- Age 45-95
- Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- 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
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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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
Treatments Being Tested
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.
Locations (1)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States