Effects of Obesity in the Aged
NCT05028309
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The overall objective of this application is to investigate the effects of obesity on lung function, exercise tolerance, and DOE in older obese adults as compared with older adults without obesity, using a novel probe for mechanically unloading the thorax at rest and during exercise. The investigators will use 1) continuous negative cuirass pressure, and 2) assisted biphasic cuirass ventilation to decrease obesity-related effects in older obese adults.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Obesity
- Aging
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 65 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- September 2, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Texas · 1
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources · Dallas, TX
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.