Journal of Integrative Oncology

Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

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• Research   
  Time-restricted Eating to Address Cancer-related Fatigue among Cancer Survivors: A Single-arm Pilot Study
  Author(s): Amber S. Kleckner*, Brian J. Altman, Jennifer E. Reschke, Ian R. Kleckner, Eva Culakova, Richard F. Dunne, Karen M. Mustian and Luke J. Peppone
  
  Purpose: Cancer-related fatigue is a prevalent, debilitating condition that can persist for months or years after treatment. In a single-arm clinical trial, the feasibility and safety of a time-restricted eating (TRE) intervention were evaluated among cancer survivors, and initial estimates of withinperson change in cancer-related fatigue were obtained. Methods: Participants were 4-60 months post-cancer treatment, were experiencing fatigue (≥ 3 on a scale 0-10), and were not following TRE. TRE entailed limiting all food and beverages to a self-selected 10-h window for 14 days. Participants reported their eating window in a daily diary and completed the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F), Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), and symptom inventory pre- and post-intervention. This study was pre-registered at clinica.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-6771.2022.11.379

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