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Biological Age in Health Promotion - Novel Health Technology

Completed
Conditions
Aging
Healthy
Registration Number
NCT03680768
Lead Sponsor
University of Copenhagen
Brief Summary

The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to collect relevant molecular markers of aging and measures of physiological function. Together these biomarkers are used to develope a new Biological Age model, useful in health promotion interventions in the public health sector .

Detailed Description

Study design: 100 participants representing the healthy danish working adult population. This study seek to include both men and women equally distributed in the range of 18-65 of age.

Data collection: After recruitment, participants need to attend once to the laboratory, overnight fasted and without having exercised for the previous 24 hours.

All analyse are done in investigators lab (Xlab) at the department of Biomedical Sciences, Copenhagen University. When analyzes are done, the results are used in algorithm developement in cooperation with Technical university Denmark.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Males and females interested in their personal health status
  • Healthy males and females
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Previous or current cardiovascular disease
  • Use of medication that affects our measurements such as betablockers,statins or medication that affects the metabolism.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Biological AgeDay 1

A composite score of ones biological state (in years)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle massDay 0

muscle mass(g) is assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioimpedance

Blood glucoseDay 0

HbA1c and fasting glucose (mmol/L) measured from blood sample

Blood profileDay 0

Haematocrit and Haemoglobin (mmol/L) measured in a blood sample

Aging biomarkerDay 0

Chemokines Eotaxin (CCL11) analysed from blood samples

Youth biomarkerDay 0

Growth Differential Factor (GDF-11) analysed from blood samples

Central obesityDay 0

Waist to hip ratio is measured by dividing waist circumference with hip circumference in cm.

Lipid profileDay 0

HighDensityLipoprotein (mmol/L), LowDensityLipoprofile (mmol/L), TriGlycerides (mmol/L), FreeFattyAcids (mmol/L) and Glycerol (mmol/L) is measured in a blood sample.

Levels of glycated protein and lipids as a result of exposure of excess sugarsDay 0

advanced glycation endproducts (AGE) measured in the skin

Blood PressureDay 0

Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

WeightDay 0

measured in kilograms

HeightDay 0

measured in cm

Fat percentageDay 0

Fat%, is assessed by DXA and bioimpedance

RespirometryDay 0

forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume at one second(L)

HormonesDay 0

Sex hormones: testosteron and estradiol (nmol/L) and InsulinGrowthFactor-1 (nmol/L) and Insulin (µU/ml) ais analysed from blood samples

Inflammatory profileDay 0

C-reactive protein mg/L, soluble urokinase plasminogen activating receptor ng/ml, InterLeukin 6,8 and 10 (pg/mL), tumor necrosis factor (pg/mL), Leptin and Adiponectin (ng/ml) is analysed from blood samples

Color passport photographyDay 0

Profile picture taken to assess perceived age

Fitness LevelDay 0

VO2max - maximal oxygen consumption (ml/min/kg)

StrengthDay 0

Hand grip, isometric quadriceps and biceps strength (Nm)

Sit to Stand testDay 0

Rise and sit from a chair as many times as possible during 1 minute (number og rises)

Body compositionDay 0

BMI (kg/m2) is calculated

Fat massDay 0

fat mass(g) is assessed by DXA and bioimpedance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences

🇩🇰

Copenhagen, Denmark

University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark

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