Brain Blood Flow: Age and Gender

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy, Aging

In brief

Baseline cerebral blood flow through the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and cerebral vasodilator response of the MCA to inhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) will be measured in young women, young men, older women, and older men using Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging and transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD). Data collection techniques will be compared.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02840851

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

46

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-09

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 20-34 or 50-69 years
• Body mass index <34 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• Current smoker
• History or evidence of: hepatic disease, renal disease, hematological disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke/neurovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension
• Part of a vulnerable population (e.g. pregnant women, prisoner, individuals lacking capacity to consent, etc.)
• Older females only: subject is not post-menopausal

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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