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Brain Vascular and Neural Function Linked to Balance Across the Adult Lifespan

University of Minnesota · NCT06127667

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 21–95 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
102
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
October 15, 2024
Record last updated
March 27, 2026

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What the study is about

This is a single-arm, two-visit, non-randomized, cross sectional study identified as an intervention due to the use of a single bout of aerobic exercise to assess cerebrovascular function under the NIH rules. This study is not masked and its primary purpose is to develop a basic science understanding of the relationship between cerebrovascular health and balance control with aging. This study will involve 102 individuals classified as younger adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults who are neurotypical and cognitively normal. The primary outcome from a clinical trials perspective will be cerebrovascular response to a bout of aerobic exercise (i.e. change in cerebral blood flow with the performance of aerobic exercise on a recumbent stepper exercise machine). Non-interventional outcomes will be EEG measures of cortical activity and biomechanical kinetic and kinematic data recorded during standing balance reactions, as well as biological blood samples for genomic analysis.

Being studied: aerobic exercise

Conditions: Neurotypical; Cognitively Normal

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age within the following 3 group age ranges, 21-30yo; middle-aged: 40-55yo; older: 65-95yo adults
  • the absence of major orthopedic disability
  • cognitively normal (MoCA score ≥ 26/30 in older adult group)
  • vision that is 20/40 or better with or without corrective lenses, (5) the ability to consent and communicate with researchers
  • English speaking
  • ability to stand for 3 minutes and walk 10 meters with or without an assistive device and without the assistance of another person.

Exclusion Criteria

  • insulin-dependent diabetes
  • peripheral neuropathy
  • myocardial infarction or symptoms of coronary artery disease within 2 years
  • congestive heart failure or class IV heart failure
  • any significant sensory impairment affecting balance or cognition; visual, vestibular, or auditory impairments.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, MN 55414

    Site contact: Jacqueline Palmer · 240-446-1168 · brainsinmotion@umn.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jacqueline Palmer · 240-446-1168 · brainsinmotion@umn.edu
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