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NCT05853913

Acute Exercise on Brain Insulin Sensitivity

Completed NA Last updated 21 November 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Exercise in Aging in 16 participants. Completed in 25 March 2025.

Timeline
11 May 2023
Primary endpoint
20 March 2025
25 March 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment16
Start date11 May 2023
Primary completion20 March 2025
Estimated completion25 March 2025
Sites4 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Who can join

Adults 40 to 80, any sex, with Aging or Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States among aging adults. Brain insulin resistance has emerged as a pathologic factor affecting memory, executive function as well as systemic glucose control. Regular aerobic exercise decreases Alzheimer's Disease (AD) risk, in part, through changes in brain structure and function. However, there is limited data available on how exercise impacts brain insulin resistance in aging. This study will test the effect of acute exercise on brain insulin sensitivity in middle-aged to older adults. The study will also examine cognition and cardiometabolic health in relation to brain insulin sensitivity.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Effect of a single exercise bout on fasting cerebral blood flow and brain insulin sensitivity in middle-aged to older adults.
    Malin SK, Shah AM, Berri MS, Zald DH, et al · · 2026 · cited 2× · PMID 41439617 · DOI 10.1113/ep093333
  2. A Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise Increases Neuronal Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Insulin Signaling Biomarkers in Adults With Cardiometabolic Risk.
    Malin SK, Battillo DJ, Beeri MS, Mustapic M, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41876945 · DOI 10.1002/cph4.70131

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