Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Decline of Aging Aviator Performance

Completed

Conditions studied: Age-related Cognitive Decline

In brief

The primary purpose of this study is to apply state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI) techniques to measure changes over time in the brain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01120860

Run by

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

People needed

67

Starts

2002-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-28

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects will be included if they have participated in the protocol "Age-Related Longitudinal Changes in Aviator Performance" and agree to participate in this protocol.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects will be excluded if they currently have a major neurological disease, unstable/untreated medical disease (such as untreated hypertension).
• In consideration of the magnetic fields in which subjects will be placed for the MR scanning, we will also exclude subjects who are unable to safely and comfortably complete the scanning session. This includes individuals who are wearing any metal prosthesis or who have cardiac pacemakers or any other nonremovable metal objects.
• Subjects reporting a history of severe claustrophobia or poorly controlled back pain will be excluded because it is unlikely they could comfortably remain still in the MRI scanner for the duration of the scan.
• In addition, subjects who do not fit in the apparatus will also be excluded.

Where it is running

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System — Palo Alto, California, United States

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