NCT07471646

Effects of Ramadan Fasting With Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health

Effects of Ramadan Diurnal Fasting Combined With a Structed Aerobic Exercise on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Health in Adults With Overweight and Obesity

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to examine the effects of Ramadan diurnal fasting alone and in combination with moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight and obesity. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does Ramadan diurnal fasting lead to changes in body composition and cardiometabolic health outcomes? 2. Does adding moderate-intensity aerobic exercise during Ramadan fasting result in greater improvements in cardiometabolic health compared with fasting alone? Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Ramadan diurnal fasting only or Ramadan diurnal fasting combined with a supervised moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program. Cardiometabolic, metabolic, and behavioral outcomes will be assessed before Ramadan and during the last week of Ramadan.

Conditions

• Ramadan Fasting
• Obesity & Overweight
• Aerobic Exercise
• Weight Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise	Participants observe Ramadan diurnal fasting, abstaining from food and caloric beverages from dawn to sunset, and engage in a supervised moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program performed approximately five days per week during Ramadan. Exercise sessions are conducted at a target intensity of moderate exertion and are completed while participants are fasting

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-25
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2026-03-13
• Last updated: 2026-03-13