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Impact of Ageing on Adipose, Muscle and Systemic Inflammation

NCT02777138 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2018-08-24

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Summary

The accumulation and dysfunction of excess adipose (fat) tissue that occurs with ageing is associated with a number of chronic inflammatory disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease but the underlying mechanisms are not understood.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Maintaining a normal daily living lifestyle

participants will undertake a normal lifestyle with no alterations to daily living in order to access the differences in tissue (muscle and adipose) and systemic inflammation between the two age cohorts

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bath

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dylan Thompson, Professor · University of Bath

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-10-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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