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. 2021 Jan 29;2021(1):CD013496. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013496.pub2

Tinsley 2017.

Study characteristics
Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants 18 participants based in the USA.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria: generally healthy, recreationally active men who had not followed a consistent resistance training programme over the previous three months were eligible for participation in the study.
Interventions 3‐arm trial
Intervention (n = 10): time restricted feeding
Comparator (n = 8): control/ad libitum feeding
Outcomes Body weight
Notes Funding: not stated
Type of paper: full‐text publication
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of randomisation not stated.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes High risk Since this trial was a dietary intervention study, it was not feasible for participants or all study personnel to be blinded to the group assignment
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk The dropout rates per group were not clarified. It was stated: quote: "6 participants dropped out of the study prior to the 4‐week visit (1 from RT‐TRF and 5 from RT‐ND), 3 participants from the RT‐TRF group were excluded from the analysis due to low compliance to the fasting programme (compliance <80%), and one participant from the RT‐ND group was excluded from the analysis due to self‐report of a major lifestyle change that led to substantial unexpected weight loss. The most common reasons for dropout were illness, injury unrelated to the study, and reported lack of time to complete the programme."
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes pre‐specified in the Methods section were reported in the Results section.
Other bias Low risk Nothing to note.