Can exercise boost brain health in older veterans?
NCT ID NCT06107842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different amounts and types of exercise can improve thinking and memory in Veterans aged 65 and older. Researchers will measure changes in cognitive skills and blood markers related to brain health. The goal is to understand which exercise habits work best to keep the mind sharp as we age.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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 years and older
- 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: * All Veterans eligible for VA Gerofit program 65 years and older * Clearance by PCP to participate in Gerofit exercise program Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to perform ADLs * Significant cognitive impairment * Inability to function independently without assistance * Unstable angina; proliferative diabetic retinopathy * Oxygen dependent * Unwillingly to commute and/or not able to provide own transportation to Gerofit * Incontinence * Open wounds * Volatile behavioral issue or unable to work successfully in a group environment/setting * Active substance abuse * Homelessness
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
RECRUITINGWest Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States
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