Simple supplement and exercise combo may boost aging brains
NCT ID NCT07466290
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether taking L-serine (an amino acid) with or without strength training can improve memory, thinking, and physical fitness in healthy adults aged 65 to 85. Over 48 weeks, participants will take either a placebo, L-serine, or L-serine plus strength training. The goal is to learn how diet and exercise support healthy aging.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women between the ages of 65 and 85 * Mini-Mental-State \>23 * Independently mobile, without aids (walker, cane, etc.) Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic diseases that contraindicate medical training therapy * Regular strength training (\>1x/week) in the last 6 months before confinement * Frailty Index ≥ 3 * Lack of written consent to test physical performance * Regular use of Cortison-containing medications or Antibiotika * MR-specific exclusion criteria: claustrophobia, metal equipment or other magnetic Material in or on the body * Non-compliance with the study protocol: \<70% of the planned L-serine administration, \<70% of the strength training
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NuTraLab
RECRUITINGVienna, State of Vienna, 1070, Austria
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