Can a simple test predict how well you age?
NCT ID NCT07734246
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to identify the medical, physical, nutritional, mental, and social factors that help predict whether older adults maintain their independence and quality of life. Researchers will assess 500 volunteers aged 55 and older using questionnaires and tests on health behaviors. The goal is to better understand the complex mix of factors that contribute to 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 help identify early warning signs of declining independence and point toward ways to promote healthier aging.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It can find links between factors and aging outcomes, but cannot prove cause and effect.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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: * Age 55 years or older * Affiliation with or beneficiary of a social security scheme * No objection to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Persons protected by law, under guardianship or curatorship, * Persons deprived of liberty
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