CHRONOtype-adjusted DIET on Weight Loss (CHRONO-DIET)

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Procedure: CHRONOTYPE-ADJUSTED DIET

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03755674

PMAFI14/12-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

BACKGROUND: Several reports have observed that the alteration of normal biological rhythms is associated with obesity development. In this regard, those subject with the preference for evening seems to be prone to develop obesity. However, the current treatment of obesity does not take into account these aspects OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a diet adjusted to patient's chronotype is more effective than the current dietary recommendations.

SUBJECTS/METHODS: 209 subjects take part in a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. 104 subjects followed a typical hypocaloric dietary treatment (CONTROL) and the other 105 subjects undergone a diet with a daily caloric distribution adjusted to their chronotype (CHRONO).

CONCLUSIONS: A chronotype-adjusted diet may be a promising alternative to the classical hypocaloric dietary treatment since the investigator's data indicate a higher effectiveness regarding weight loss when the diet was adjusted to the patient's chronotype.

Enrollment

96 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

students or staff of the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), with an age ranged between 18 and 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

clinically significant illnesses (including type 2 diabetes, chronic heart failure, hepatitis and cancer)
those taking any medications known to affect body weight (thyroid hormones, corticosteroids, etc.)
women in special physiological situations (pregnant, lactating).