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ArticlePloS one2025

Time-restricted eating in early-stage Huntington's disease: A 12-week interventional clinical trial protocol.

Russell G Wells, Lee E Neilson, Andrew W McHill, Amie L Hiller

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06490367 (Safety, Feasibility, and Biomarker Effects of Time-restricted Eating for 12 Weeks in Early-stage Huntington's Disease.), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Safety, Feasibility, and Biomarker Effects of Time-restricted Eating for 12 Weeks in Early-stage Huntington's Disease.

TypeinterventionalSponsorOregon Health and Science UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled22ConditionsHuntington DiseaseArmsTime-Restricted Eating Diet
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Russell G WellsDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-7863
Lee E NeilsonDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-0344
Andrew W McHillSleep, Chronobiology, and Health Laboratory, School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.
Amie L HillerDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.

Funding

Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute - The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR002369 · NCATS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Cynthia D Morris, Christopher G. Slatore · 2017 to 2026
$78.4M
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute TL1 ProgramTL1TR002371 · NCATS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ALLISON Deborah FRYER, JESSINA C MCGREGOR · 2017 to 2026
$6.2M
CSRD VA I01 CX000253NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002371NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a variety of debilitating symptoms including abnormal motor control, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric disturbances. Despite significant efforts, efficacious treatments to alter the course of HD remain elusive, highlighting the need to explore new therapeutic strategies, including lifestyle changes that may delay the onset of symptoms and slow disease progression. Recent research indicates that time-restricted eating (TRE), a type of intermittent fasting where caloric intake is confined to a specific time window each day, may be beneficial in treating neurodegenerative diseases like HD. TRE has been found to enhance mitochondrial function, stimulate autophagy, lower oxidative stress, and improve cognitive performance. Although TRE has shown potential in HD animal models and non-HD populations, it has yet to be analyzed for safety, feasibility, and efficacy in persons with HD. Therefore, we propose a prospective interventional, open-label, single-arm, pilot study of 25 participants with late prodromal and early manifest HD to evaluate participant adherence to TRE diet - specifically, maintaining a 6-8-hour eating window every day for 12 weeks. Secondary measures will include pre- versus post-intervention assessment of body composition via bioelectrical impedance analysis, vital signs and safety labs, serum biomarkers of neurodegeneration, and standard HD behavioral, cognitive, and motor function clinical scales. Additional exploratory measures will evaluate sleep quality, physical activity, mood, dietary composition, and mitochondrial function. We expect that the diet will be safe, feasible, and may also improve biomarkers of disease progression in persons with HD. We anticipate this study will lay the foundation for future large-scale clinical trials to further evaluate the clinical efficacy of TRE in HD. This study has been registered on July 8, 2024 with ClinicalTrials.gov registration number NCT06490367 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06490367).

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PMCPMC11936236

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