Impact of Muscle Fat Accumulation on the Genomic Profile of Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults

Completed

Conditions studied: Intermuscular Adipose Tissue Quantification

In brief

Subjects were asked to come to the Purdue facilities after an overnight fast on 2 different testing days for 2.5 hours each day. On one day the subjects participated in blood pressure and body weight measurements as well as a muscle biopsy from the thigh. On the second day the subjects underwent an MRI and MRS scan of the thigh and calf.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02187965

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

11

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-11

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 60-80 years old, men and women, normal body weight or obese,

You may not qualify if…

• Certain medical conditions could have placed them at risk

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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