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Study of the Effects of Time-Restricted Feeding on the Immune Function of Individuals With Obesity

Exploring the Effects of Time-restricted Feeding on the Immune Function of Obese Individuals: Multi-omic Approach

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this randomized trial is to: 1) investigate the immunological landscape of patients with obesity and conduct an in-depth functional characterization of their immune system; and 2) precisely define the effects of time-restricted feeding (TRF) on immune function in patients with obesity; 3) uncover the underlying mechanisms by which TRF modulates the immune system patients with obesity through a multi-omics approach. The main questions it aims to answer are: i) what is the underlying cause of impaired immunocompetence in patients with obesity? ii) how nutritional interventions improve the immune function of patients with obesity? Patients with obesity following TRF (8 h eating window ranging from 6-8 am to 14-16 pm) will be compared to patients with obesity without TRF control schedule (14h eating window ranging from 6-8 am to 8-10 pm). In addition to patients with obesity, the present study aims to recruit a group of a reference healthy group (BMI between 18.5-24.9 kg/m²) that will not receive any nutritional intervention. The following endpoints will be collected: Body weight and composition using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, resting energy expenditure (REE) using indirect calorimetry, blood glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, metabolic parameters (fasting blood glucose levels, C-peptide, HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, hepatic enzymes), and cytokine profile. Blood and stool, samples will be collected to establish metagenomic, transcriptomic, cytomic and metabolomic analyses.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24 (estimated)
First submitted
13 Mar 2025
Start date
3 Nov 2025
Primary completion date
15 Sept 2027
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT06899997

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 24
  • From 3 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Sept 2027
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Medication that could affect the study outcomes (i.e. anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, immunosuppressors)
  • Serious cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months before randomization
  • Severe gastrointestinal diseases or gastrointestinal surgery in the 12 months before randomization

Other illness

  • Diabetes type I or II
  • Major cardiovascular disease
  • Past record of malignant tumors
  • Serious liver dysfunction or chronic kidney disease
  • Eating disorders
  • Chronic viral disease (Hepatitis B or C, HIV) or inflammatory systemic diseases (i.e. Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis)

Other

  • Pregnancy
  • Use products intended for weight loss
  • Night work shift
  • Under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty
  • Unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form.
  • Patient on AME (state medical aid)

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with obesity
  • Women
  • Age 18-64 years
  • Body mass Index between 40-50 kg/m²
  • Self-reported eating pattern window of more than 14h
  • Three meal eating pattern
  • Stable body weight (less than 10% of current body weight during the last 3 months)
  • Social security affiliation
  • Written consent
  • Good understanding of the French language
    • Lean patients
  • Women
  • Age 18-64 years
  • Body mass Index between 18.5-24.9 kg/m²
  • Self-reported eating pattern window of more than 14h
  • Social security affiliation
  • Written consent
  • Good understanding of the French language

Age in the registry: 18 years to 64 years · Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
HEGP - digestive surgery
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
ParisFranceActive, not recruiting
HEGP - nutrition department
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
ParisFranceRecruiting

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