Ultrasound for Healthy Aging
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Aging
In brief
The investigators will study the effects of an ultrasound bath device that uses low-frequency ultrasound on the healthy aging. Participants will have before and after ultrasound assessments of muscle and thinking skills, aging related to the immune system, and body make-up. The group that is assigned to get the ultrasound will have low-frequency ultrasound in a bathtub for 45 minutes, three times weekly for 8 weeks, and the control group will be in the bathtub without the ultrasound turned on.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07168525
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2025-10-29
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-11-17
Who can join
Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Males and females; Age 70 or older
- BMI <40 kg/m2
- Ability to walk up a flight of stairs and short ladder
- Ability to get in and out of a bath
- Willingness to adhere to the spa treatments regimen
You may not qualify if…
- To accommodate the participants comfortably in our spa, participants with body weight >350 pounds, body girth ≥ 50 inches and height ≥ 6 feet 8 inches will be excluded.
- Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the participant at increased risk for participation.
- Fecal or urinary incontinence (daily use of depends)
- Uncontrolled HTN (BP >180) or unstable vital signs that in the opinion of the investigator would place at increased risk for participation
- Any clinically significant rash or formation of rashes or open sores, boils, or infected wounds two weeks prior to screening or any time during the study.
- History of poor wounds healing lower extremity within the past two years
- Glycated Hemoglobin (Hgb) A1c level >8.5%
- Required use of ambulatory assistive devices
- Laboratory evidence of infection or colonization with multidrug resistant pathogens in the past 90 days
- History of myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within the past year
- History of prior non-compliance or the presence of history of health condition (drug or alcohol addiction) that would make it difficult for the participant to comply with the study procedures or follow the investor's instructions
- Unable to complete procedures in visit 1
Where it is running
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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