Longevity Families of the Netherlands

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Conditions studied: Longevity, Familial Longevity, Extreme Longevity, Aging

In brief

The demographic life expectancy enhancement of the past 150 years imposes an urgent challenge in Western and economically growing societies to stimulate the healthy lifespan that is lagging behind. Families surviving into exceptionally high ages (longevity) in good physical and mental health illustrate that this is physiologically possible. Such families harbor cross generational socio-genetic mechanisms that mediate healthy aging and protection from (multi)morbidity. The purpose of our research is: to identify gene variants associated with healthy aging and protection from (multi)morbidity; to study the social-, environment- and behavioral factors of familial longevity, their role in (multi-)morbidity and its interaction with the genetic component.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06374069

Run by

Leiden University Medical Center

People needed

600

Starts

2023-09-11

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-04-18

Who can join

Age: 75 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Siblings of Dutch Caucasian descent age 75+ enriched for familial longevity
• Individuals of Dutch Caucasian descent age 75+ who are not enriched for familial longevity

Where it is running

• Leiden University Medical Center — Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands (enrolling)

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