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Time-restricted Eating for Postpartum Weight Loss
Recruiting
Use of Early Time-restricted Eating to Promote Weight Loss and Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Postpartum Women
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Experienced a healthy singleton pregnancy * 6-16 weeks postpartum at enrollment * Body mass index ≥25 at enrollment * Willing to consent Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported major health condition (such as renal disease, cancer, or Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes) * Current treatment for severe psychiatric disorder (such as schizophrenia) * Self-reported diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia * Current use of medication expected to significantly impact body weight * Current substance abuse * Participation in another dietary and/or weight management intervention postpartum * Performing overnight shiftwork \>1x/week * Regularly fasting ≥14 hr/day or completing twelve or more 24-hr fasts within the past year * Unable to understand and communicate in English
About the study
This study is being done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a time-restricted eating intervention among postpartum women with overweight/obesity.
What is being tested
- Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE) (behavioral)
- Control (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 60 · Started: May 22, 2025
Contact the study team
- Camille S Worthington, PhD · Phone: 205.975.7274
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06491537
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.