Status:

COMPLETED

Metabolomics of Aging: Sub-study of the Healthy Elderly Active Longevity (HEAL) Study

Lead Sponsor:

Scripps Translational Science Institute

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

MALE

80-85 years

Brief Summary

This research is being done to learn more about healthy aging. We hope to learn which bodily processes or functions are important for the elderly to maintain good health. Metabolites (for example, glu...

Detailed Description

The HEAL study criteria includes subjects who are 80 years of age and older who have not experienced a chronic condition. This sub-study will use plasma samples of up to 100 HEAL subjects to compare t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Age 80 to 85 years
  • Gender: Male
  • Enrolled in the Healthy Elderly (HEAL) study prior to enrollment in this sub-study
  • Eligible for Blood draw
  • Be reliable, cooperative and willing to comply with all protocol-specified procedures.
  • Able to understand and grant informed consent
  • Be healthy or have mild medical conditions that may be associated with the normal aging process, including:
  • Hypertension, well controlled with no more than 3 medications
  • Osteoporosis or Osteopenia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
  • Cataracts, Glaucoma or Macular Degeneration
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Pre-Diabetes/Impaired Fasting Glucose (fasting blood glucose 100-126 mg/dL, if known)
  • Basal or Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Individuals will be excluded if ANY of the following conditions apply:
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Less than 80 years of age or greater than 85 years of age
  • Gender: Female
  • Currently undergoing treatment with any investigational agents or devices within 30 preceding enrollment in this study.
  • Self-reported history or current diagnosis of significant chronic conditions including"
  • Any Cancer (including polycythemia; excluding basal or squamous cell carcinoma
  • Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction
  • Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism
  • Chronis Renal Disease or Hemodialysis
  • Significant Auto-Immune or Inflammatory conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Crohn's Disease, etc.
  • Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Disease
  • Diabetes (Hemoglobin A1C \> 6.5% or fasting glucose \> 126 mg/dL or is treated with insulin or oral diabetic medication
  • Aortic or Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Currently taking any of the following medications on a regular basis:
  • Chemotherapeutic agents (ex. Tamoxifen, Doxorubicin, Mitoxantrone, bleomycin
  • Anti-platelet or anticoagulant agents, not including Aspirin (ex. Clopidogrel/Plavix, Dipyridamole/Aggrenox/Persantine, Ticlopidine/Ticlid, Warfarin/Coumadin, Plasugrel, etc.)
  • Cholinesterase inhibitor for Alzheimer's disease (i.e. Donzepril/Aricept)
  • Insulin or oral diabetic medication
  • Individual has a significant medical condition which, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the individual's optimal participation in the study or would potentially confound interpretation of the individual's phenotype.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    14 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01209884

    Start Date

    February 1 2010

    End Date

    December 1 2012

    Last Update

    January 9 2014

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    Scripps Translational Science Institute

    La Jolla, California, United States, 92037