Ultrasound for Healthy Aging

Part of paid clinical trials in San Antonio, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study ID
NCT07168525
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Aging

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
70 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Ultrasound spa — DEVICE
    Each participant will sit in a bathtub which has been fitted with an ultrasound device which produces low frequency sound waves within the water.
  • Sham ultrasound spa — OTHER
    The control group will sit in the same tub for 45 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks but without the ultrasound being turned on.

Study Details

The investigators will study the effects of an ultrasound bath device that uses low-frequency ultrasound on the healthy aging. Participants will have before and after ultrasound assessments of muscle and thinking skills, aging related to the immune system, and body make-up. The group that is assigned to get the ultrasound will have low-frequency ultrasound in a bathtub for 45 minutes, three times weekly for 8 weeks, and the control group will be in the bathtub without the ultrasound turned on.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 29, 2025
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Ultrasound Spa Group
    Sessions will take place three times per week, with water-based delivery of low-frequency ultrasound lasting 45 minutes each, for a total of eight weeks.
  • Sham Comparator: Spa Only Group without ultrasound
    Sessions will take place three times per week, with spa immersion with no ultrasound lasting 45 minutes each, for a total of eight weeks.

Primary Outcome Measure

Knee Extension Strength change [ Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioTexas78229
Blake Rasmussen, PhD
[email protected]
(210) 450-7491
Tiffany Cortes, MD
[email protected]
(210) 450-3333

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