The CLOCK Study - A Human Dietary Intervention Study on Peripheral Circadian Clocks and Energy Metabolism

NCT02487576 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-08-26

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Summary

This human dietary intervention study with a cross-over design aims to investigate the effect of two different diurnal patterns of meal composition on peripheral circadian clocks and energy metabolism in healthy men.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Response to Dietary Modification

Interventions

OTHER

Carbohydrate-rich (HC)

65% Carbohydrate; 20% Fat; 15% Protein

OTHER

Fat-rich (HF)

35% Carbohydrate; 50% Fat; 15% Protein

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    collaborator OTHER
  • Heidelberg University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

    collaborator OTHER
  • German Institute of Human Nutrition

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andreas FH Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr. · German Institute of Human Nutrition

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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