Status:
RECRUITING
Ultrasound for Healthy Aging
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborating Sponsors:
Xprize Foundation
Conditions:
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 ...
Detailed Description
The general approach and study design is that the investigators will recruit 20 healthy older adults (equal numbers of men and women) for the first phase. 10 participants will be randomized to the ult...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 29 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07168525
Start Date
October 29 2025
End Date
December 31 2026
Last Update
November 17 2025
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229