NCT06490367

Time-Restricted Eating in Huntington's Disease: A Clinical Pilot Study

Safety, Feasibility, and Biomarker Effects of Time-restricted Eating for 12 Weeks in Early-stage Huntington's Disease.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This trial examines whether 12 weeks of time-restricted eating (TRE), otherwise known as intermittent fasting, appears safe and feasible in persons with early-stage Huntington's disease (HD). The study also explores the effects of TRE on biomarkers and clinical measures associated with HD progression.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Examine the feasibility and tolerability of TRE through measures of protocol implementation, adherence rates, and adverse events. II. Evaluate the safety of short-term TRE in the early stages of Huntington's disease (HD) by measures of body composition, vital signs, and blood analysis. III. Analyze biomarker dynamics via peripheral markers of neurodegeneration and explore bioenergetic effects of TRE via measures of mitochondrial function. IV. Explore whether TRE has effects on behavioral, cognitive, and motor function outcomes using standard HD clinical scales. OUTLINE: This study is a prospective interventional, open-label, single-arm trial. Enrolled participants are asked to engage in a TRE diet, specifically maintaining a 6-8-hour eating window every day for 12 weeks. Participants are allowed to self-select the timing of the eating window, but once selected, they are asked to maintain that schedule daily. Outside of that window, for the remaining 16-18 hours of day/night, participants are asked not to consume calorie-containing food or drink. Beverages without calories are allowed. The investigators measure body weight and composition, safety labs, adherence to the diet, dietary composition, sleep, physical activity, mood, biomarkers, and clinical outcomes. Data collection episodes take place at the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) within 7 days before the start of the study and again within 7 days after 12 weeks of TRE. Participants complete study surveys directly in Qualtrics.

Conditions

• Huntington Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Time-Restricted Eating Diet	Participants engage in a time-restricted eating diet, specifically maintaining a 6-8-hour eating window every day for 12 weeks. Participants are allowed to self-select the timing of the eating window, but once selected, they are asked to maintain that schedule daily. Outside of that window, for the remaining 16-18 hours of day/night, participants are asked not to consume calorie-containing food or drink. Beverages without calories are allowed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-29
• Primary completion: 2025-05-30
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2024-07-08
• Last updated: 2025-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States