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NCT03855475 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Aging Brain Structure and Memory in Response to Exercise

A NA study, sponsored by University of Delaware.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
36
Enrollment target

NCT03855475: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Delaware.

NCT03855475 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Delaware. The registered enrollment target is 36 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03855475, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Delaware.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
36 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study will measure brain structure through its mechanical properties, assessed with magnetic resonance elastography, and determine whether it improves with aerobic exercise in older adults with low memory abilities. Additionally, this study will determine if memory abilities improve with exercise and if they are related to brain structure. Overall, this project has the potential to identify how brain health is impacted by exercise in older adults.

Primary Outcome

Investigators are assessing change in brain structure through mechanical properties in response to exercise from baseline to the end of the 12 week program. An MRI scan with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) will be used to measure properties of brain regions important to memory (e.g. hippocampus).

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Aerobic exercise
  • BEHAVIORAL Stretching

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 36 participants
Start Date 2019-03-01
Est. Completion 2024-03-31
Phase NA
University of Delaware

106 total trials

What the finished NCT03855475 record still lists

NCT03855475 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 36 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Aerobic exercise is the first listed.

NCT03855475 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03855475 about?

NCT03855475 is a clinical study titled "Aging Brain Structure and Memory in Response to Exercise". This study will measure brain structure through its mechanical properties, assessed with magnetic resonance elastography, and determine whether it improves with aerobic exercise in older adults with low memory abilities. Additionally, this study will determine if memory abilities improve with exerci...

What is the current status of trial NCT03855475?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 36 participants. The study started on 2019-03-01. Estimated completion is 2024-03-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03855475?

The interventions under investigation include: Aerobic exercise (BEHAVIORAL), Stretching (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03855475?

This trial is sponsored by University of Delaware, which has 106 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03855475's enrollment target sits among peer trials

36 1541st of 2000 higher than 437 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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