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Aging and Exercise Impacts on Glymphatic Function

17. august 2026 opdateret af: Jiaen Liu, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Impact of Aging and Exercise on Glymphatic Function Using Multi-modal MRI

This is a prospective, interventional, non-blinded, single center research project that will recruit cognitively unimpaired subjects in the 25-55 year old and 55-75 year old range. This study will use acute aerobic exercise as a natural intervention model to increase cardiac activity which may further drive the glymphatic function. There will be no randomization, and all enrolled subjects will participate in the exercise session.

Hypotheses: revealed by the multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach, glymphatic dysfunction increases with age and is associated with preclinical Alzheimer's Disease (AD) pathology in cognitively unimpaired individuals. Using acute aerobic exercise as a human model, the enhancement of cerebrospinal fluid-interstitial fluid (CSF-ISF) exchange caused by elevated cardiac activity and paravascular cerebrospinal fluid (pCSF) dynamics can be validated.

Studieoversigt

Status

Ikke rekrutterer endnu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

The purpose of this research study is to understand how the human brain removes amyloid beta (Aβ) protein which can lead to Alzheimer's disease (AD), using non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Participants will first go through screening including health survey and blood draw. Depending on their age, enrolled participants will take neuropsychological assessment, sleep and quality-of-life survey, exercise testing, MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) scans. Depending on individual age, the study may include up to three separate visits, a blood draw, an MRI visits and a PET scan visit. The greatest risks of this study include the possibility of injury during the exercise testing, MRI and PET scans, and loss of confidentiality.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

240

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiekontakt

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

  • Voksen
  • Ældre voksen

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 25-75 years old
  • cognitively unimpaired (CU)
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥27 at enrollment screening
  • matched gender
  • all racial/ethnic groups

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant women
  • history of stroke or other major cerebrovascular disease;
  • diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other types of dementia;
  • diagnosis of major neurologic and psychiatric disorders (e.g., Parkingson's disease, major depression);
  • history of prior head trauma, significant autoimmune disorders,
  • sleep apnea;
  • major systemic illness likely to affect the central nervous system, e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, severe cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc.;
  • prior or current alcoholism or drug abuse;
  • resistant hypertension (SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg despite 3 antihypertensive drugs at maximal doses);
  • orthostatic hypotension defined as the third standing systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 100mmHg; any contraindications to having a MRI, e.g., claustrophobia, pacemaker or other medical device of metal;
  • any conditions judged by the investigators to be medically inappropriate, risky or likely to cause poor study compliance.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Grundvidenskab
  • Tildeling: N/A
  • Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Acute aerobic exercise- Interventional Group
This group will include all enrolled participants from all age groups, will receive MRI scans for glymphatic function and participate in acute aerobic exercise (intervention) between MRI sessions. They may / may not undergo PET scans.
During the MRI session, subject will perform aerobic exercise on a MR-compatible ergometer and will be guided to reach certain heart rate level depending on subject's age. Their vital signs will be closely monitored by the research team to ensure safety.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Exercise-induced changes in heart rate (HR)
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
During exercise, HR will be continuously monitored using photoplethysmography (ppg) by a device attached to a finger of the subjects.
Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
Exercise-induced changes in cardiac output (CO)
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
During exercise, CO will be calculated based on HR and real time blood pressure (BP) acquired on the index finger using an MRI-compatible device.
Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
Exercise-induced changes in MRI measurements of pCSF dynamics
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
pCSF will be assessed using MRI in the brain.
Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
Exercise-induced changes in MRI measurements of CSF-ISF exchange
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise
CSF-ISF exchange will be assessed using MRI in the brain.
Baseline (pre-exercise), immediately post-exercise

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Samarbejdspartnere

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Jiaen Liu, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Anslået)

1. december 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

1. december 2029

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

1. december 2029

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

12. august 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

17. august 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

20. august 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

20. august 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

17. august 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. august 2026

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • STU20260916

Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)

Planlægger du at dele individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivelse

Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in publication, after deidentification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

IPD-delingstidsramme

Between the time range beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following publication.

IPD-delingsadgangskriterier

Researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal. Proposals should be directed to Jiaen.Liu@UTSouthwestern.edu. To gain access, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement. Data are available for 5 years at NIH's data repository.

IPD-deling Understøttende informationstype

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

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