Participatory Evaluation (of) Aging (With) Rapamycin (for) Longevity Study
United States129 participantsStarted 2020-01-01
Plain-language summary
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial into the safety and efficacy in reducing clinical measures of aging in an older adult population.
Who can participate
Age range50 Years – 85 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 50-85
* Any sex
* Any ethnicity
* Interest in taking Rapamycin off-label
* Willing to undergo tests
* Relatively good health with only well-managed chronic diseases (hypertension, coronary artery disease, type II diabetes, etc.) clinically stable
* Adequate cognitive function to be able to give informed consent
* Technologically competent to complete web forms and perform video calls with the PI
Exclusion Criteria:
* Anemia - Hg \< 9.0 g/dl, Leukopenia - white blood cells (WBC) \< 3,500/mm3 , Neutropenia - absolute neutrophil count \< 2,000/mm3 , or Platelet count - platelet count \< 125,000/mm3
* Premenopausal females (due to menstruation-induced anemia, etc.)
* Patients scheduled to undergo major surgery in the next 12 months
* Patients undergoing or scheduled to undergo chemotherapy or any other treatment for malignancy
* Patients scheduled for immunosuppressant therapy for transplant
* Patients with impaired wound healing or history of a chronic open wound
* Untreated dyslipidemia with LDL-c \> 190 and family history of dyslipidemia, Total cholesterol \> 350 mg/dl, or triglycerides \> 880 mg/dl.
* Impaired hepatic function, including elevated alkaline Phosphatase levels, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin, or T. Bili.
* HIV/AIDS, chronic Lyme, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, or other chronic infections that require ongoing treatment or monitoring
* Allergy to Rapamycin
* Any form of clinically releva…
What they're measuring
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Changes in visceral fat as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan
Timeframe: 6 month interim analysis of the data, 12 month safety profile will be established