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Ultrasound for Healthy Aging
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Summary
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.
Official title: Effects of Ultrasound on Healthy Aging
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
70 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-10-29
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-11-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Ultrasound spa
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
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.
Locations (1)
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States