Scientists track everyday exposures to unlock secrets of healthy aging
NCT ID NCT07678528
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates how a person's total environment—including lifestyle habits like diet and exercise, social factors, and exposure to pollutants—affects the aging process. Researchers will follow 400 volunteers aged 55 and older from southeastern France, collecting blood samples, questionnaires, and using silicone bracelets to measure pollutant exposure. The goal is to find biological markers linked to frailty and understand what combination of factors promotes healthy aging.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify key exposures and biological markers that influence healthy aging, pointing toward ways to promote vitality in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to people outside the specific region studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2030
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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55 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: * Aged 55 or over * Affiliated with or beneficiaries of a social security scheme * Signed the informed consent form •-Persons residing in one of the following municipalities : Antibes, Le Bar-sur-Loup, Berre-les-Alpes, Beuil, Blausasc, Breil-sur-Roya, Cabris, Cannes, Carros, Clans, Contes, Drap, L'Escarène, Escragnolles, Fontan, La Gaude, Gilette, Grasse, Lantosque, Levens, Nice, Peillon, Peymeinade, Saint-André-de-la-Roche, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Sospel, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Vence, Tende Exclusion Criteria: * patients currently undergoing intensive drug treatment, including chemotherapy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice - Hopital de Cimiez
Nice, France
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