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Assessment superseded

Impact of Aging and Exercise on Glymphatic Function Using Multi-modal MRI

Trial registry update: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.

OBSERVATIONALMinor significance
Reporter brief

What this changes

The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.

Source date: Aug 20, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 18, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update

What it does not prove

  • The material presents only a protocol or study hypothesis; no actual results are reported, leaving outcomes completely unknown
  • Lack of randomization and control group means any observed associations cannot distinguish exercise effects from confounding factors like baseline fitness or motivation
  • No sample size, effect sizes, or quantified findings are provided, preventing assessment of statistical power or clinical magnitude

Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.

Design
Observational
Sample size
—
Duration
—
Population
Cognitively unimpaired subjects aged 25-55 and 55-75 years
Primary outcome
Glymphatic function assessed via multi-modal MRI; cerebrospinal fluid-interstitial fluid (CSF-ISF) exchange and paravascular cerebrospinal fluid (pCSF) dynamics
Effect size
—
Significance
Not reported
Journal
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Published
Oct 5, 2026

Recorded source passages

Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.

This is a prospective, interventional, non-blinded, single center research project that will recruit cognitively unimpaired subjects in the 25-55 year old and 55-75 year old range.
There will be no randomization, and all enrolled subjects will participate in the exercise session.
This study will use acute aerobic exercise as a natural intervention model to increase cardiac activity which may further drive the glymphatic function.

Source versions

Version 2: Unassessed

Version 1: Superseded

Version 1: Superseded

Assessment history

10/5/2026 · SUPERSEDED: Source updated; assessment withdrawn pending review.

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