Actively Recruiting
Arlington Aging Study
Led by The University of Texas at Arlington · Updated on 2026-04-23
770
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
330 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the mechanisms causing functional decline with age, using magnetic resonance imaging, exercise science, integrative physiology, neuroscience, and remote monitoring. Specific aims include: Aim 1: Advance knowledge of the biology of aging and its impact on the prevention, progression, and prognosis of disease and disability. Aim 2: Determine the effects of personal and societal factors on aging. Aim 3: Examine the influence of racial/ethnic and sex differences on the biology of aging and its impact on the prevention, progression, and prognosis of disease and disability.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Arlington Aging Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Young healthy men and women between 18 and 30 years of age
- Older men and women between 50 and 80 years of age
- Men and women living in Tarrant County, Texas, between 50 and 85 years of age
- Up to 120 younger men and women between 18 and 30 years of age, equally divided by race/ethnicity and sex, to serve as reference controls
You will not qualify if you...
- Clinical diagnosis of dementia
- Major depression diagnosed by a physician
- Visual or auditory impairments that prevent neuropsychological testing or endanger health during testing
- Non-ambulatory status (unable to walk at least 10 meters without a mobility aid)
- Shortness of breath while performing normal daily activities such as walking through a grocery store
- Body mass index greater than 45 kg/m2
- Heart failure or cardiomyopathy
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Primary valvular heart disease
- Severe gait disorder due to musculoskeletal disease or neurological motor deficit (e.g., severe osteoarthritis, lower limb amputation, Parkinson's disease, major stroke with motor sequelae)
- Daily consumption of more than two alcoholic beverages
- Current treatment for cancer
- Estimated life expectancy less than 4 years
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, Texas, United States, 76019
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michael Nelson, PhD
CONTACT
R
Rajvi Shah, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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