Impact of Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) on Kidney Health (The TREK Study)
University of California, San Diego
Summary
This is a clinical trial to assess how time-restricted eating (TRE) may improve kidney health and filtration patients with type 2 diabetes and increased protein content in their urine. All participants will be participating in TRE in which they follow a consistent 8-10 hour eating window everyday.
Description
The proposed study aims to address the unmet medical need of treating microalbuminuria, particularly in patients with diabetes, through a prospective single-arm intervention lasting twelve weeks. Microalbuminuria, indicative of abnormal glomerular capillary permeability, serves as an early marker for renal impairment and heightened cardiovascular risk. The study hypothesizes that adherence to time-restricted eating (TRE) over the intervention period will significantly reduce microalbuminuria levels, as assessed by the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR). Unlike other methods, uACR provide…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: 18-75 years old 2. Participants with T2DM with A1c between 6.5 and 9.0 % and on stable doses of medications who are weight-bearing and self-ambulatory. 3. uACR ( urine albumin creatinine ratio) results ≥ 30 - 300 mg. 4. Willingness to use smartphone for research procedures (Apple iOS or Android OS) 5. Baseline eating period ≥12 hours/day and sufficient logging on the mCC app. 6. Person of childbearing potential will be given a pregnancy test on study enrollment and asked to use contraception throughout the study. 7. Post-menopausal and individuals on hormone replac…
Interventions
- BehavioralTime Restricted Eating
Participants in the TRE group with continue to follow their physicians treatment plan for type II diabetes mellitus and consume all of their food within an 8-10 hour eating window.
Location
- Altman Clinical and Translational Research InstituteLa Jolla, California