Healthy habits in your 20s could protect your brain for life
NCT ID NCT07032168
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at how lifestyle factors like exercise, diet, sleep, and stress affect brain health in 31 healthy young adults aged 18-24. Researchers measured blood markers linked to brain function and dementia risk, along with cognitive performance. The goal is to understand how early habits might protect the brain as we age.
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 research could help identify early lifestyle habits that protect brain health and may reduce the risk of cognitive decline later in life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study in healthy young adults, so results may not apply to older populations or those with health conditions. It does not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Healthy young adults, between 18 and 24 years old.
- Ages
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18 to 24 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.
The following inclusion criteria are established: 1. Age between 18 and 24 years. 2. Not have chronic or neurodegenerative diseases. 3. Not be on pharmacological treatment that affects the central nervous system or metabolism. The exclusion criteria for participants: 1. Medical or traumatological condition that makes it impossible to practice physical exercise. 2. Musculoskeletal injury within 6 months prior to the first visit to the laboratory. 3. Recent surgery (\<3 months). 4. Have a medical condition in which physical activity is contraindicated (assessed with the Physical Activity Predisposition Questionnaire (PARQ+).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Miguel de Cervantes European University
Valladolid, Valladolid, 47012, Spain
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