Effects of Exercise Intervention on Aging-related Motor Decline

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Conditions studied: Aging, Exercise

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to test whether differing levels of physical fitness affects patterns of motor dexterity and brain activity that have been shown to differ due to aging. Testing will take place at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and at Emory University. Participants will be healthy adults within the target age range of 60-85 for the study. The study will require multiple visits over 15 months. There will be about 64 people volunteering for this study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01787292

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

33

Starts

2013-01-14

Expected to finish

2019-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-20

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Living persons between 60 and 85 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• unmanaged diabetes
• participants completing vigorous exercise per week
• participants whose profession requires vigorous physical labor
• contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging

Where it is running

• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States

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