Impact of Dinner Timing on Human Behaviours and Health
Effects of Dinner Timing on Eating Behaviour, Physical Activity and Metabolic Health
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of dinner timing on eating behaviors, physical activity and metabolic healthy in healthy adults
Trial Health
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Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2025
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 26, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 7, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 20, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2026
January 23, 2026
January 1, 2026
11 months
June 26, 2025
January 22, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Glucose responses
Changes in blood glucose responses between early and delayed dinner intervention
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention
Eating behaviour
Meal choice (i.e., energy intake in kcal) between early and delayed dinner intervention
During early dinner and delayed dinner intervention (3 days of weekday and 1 day of weekend)
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Sleep duration
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention
Sleep quality
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention
Physical activity level
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention
Physical activity intensity
During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention
Cognitive performance
Before and after early and delayed dinner intervention
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Early dinner
EXPERIMENTALConsume dinner between 17:30 and 19:00 for one week
Delayed dinner
EXPERIMENTALConsume dinner between 20:30 and 22:00 for one week
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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.
- No special dietary practices (e.g., intermittent fasting).
- Regular sleep (22:00-01:00), at least 6.5 hours per night.
- Non-smoker and non-alcoholic.
- Willing to maintain stable lifestyle and comply with protocol.
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy, preparing for pregnancy or menopause.
- Personal history of/existing diabetes, cardiovascular disease or metabolic diseases.
- Diagnosed sleep disorders.
- Taking medications influencing glucose metabolism.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Chen
National Taiwan Normal University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 26, 2025
First Posted
August 7, 2025
Study Start
August 20, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2026
Last Updated
January 23, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01