The Link Between Physical Activity and Brain Health in Healthy Adults
Recruiting
Observational Study
Alzheimer Disease
Inactivity
Preventive Therapy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 40 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the cross-sectional relationship between physical activity and brain health from a multiscale approach (neuropsychology, neuroimaging, peripheral biomarkers and genetics) in former athletes and sedentary individuals. The main question it aims to answer is:
Do former athletes have better brain structure than sedentary people? Evaluating the di…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Group A: ex-athletes and continue to perform regular physical exercise (minimum 3 days/week of moderate-vigorous intensity).
* Group B: sedentary individuals, (i.e., perform \<150 min of moderate intensity exercise per week or IPAQ score\<600 MET min/week).
* In both groups (A…
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