# Daily vs Intermittent Restriction of Energy: Controlled Trial to Reduce Diabetes Risk (DIRECT)

> **NCT03689608** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Adelaide** · enrollment: 209 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Individuals at Risk of Developing Diabetes

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Intermittent Fasting (IF)
- **OTHER:** Daily Restriction (DR)
- **OTHER:** standard care (SC)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03689608
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Adelaide
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-26
- **Primary completion:** 2020-11-30
- **Final completion:** 2021-11-30
- **Target enrollment:** 209 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03689608

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03689608, "Daily vs Intermittent Restriction of Energy: Controlled Trial to Reduce Diabetes Risk (DIRECT)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03689608. Licensed CC0.

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