Hysterectomy Clinical Trials

Experimental: Prolonged Overnight Fasting (POF) Group

Participants in this group will begin and be asked to maintain a prolonged overnight fasting (POF) plan for the duration of the intervention, with modifications as needed in the immediate post-surgery phase. Participants will be asked to record the fasting times (morning and evening) either on a paper journal that will be returned to research staff by mail, email, or text message, or by completing an electronic journal (eJournal) through the University of Miami's My Wellness Research app.~Participants will meet with a nutrition health coach weekly by video or phone call. Participants will also under blood specimen collections, wear a blood sugar monitor and physical activity tracker, and complete various symptom assessment and quality of life questionnaires.~Total participation duration is about 10 weeks.

Other: Attention Control Group

Participants randomly assigned to this group will receive general health coaching video or telephone calls weekly for the duration of the study (3 weeks prior to surgery to 6 weeks post-surgery). Sessions will last approximately 15-20 minutes each time.~Participants will also undergo blood specimen collections, wear a blood sugar monitor and physical activity tracker, and complete various symptom assessments and quality of life questionnaires. At the end of the study, participants will receive a physical activity tracker and study notebooks.~Total participation duration is about 10 weeks.