This study evaluates the effects of six-month hydrogen-rich water intake on molecular and phenotypic biomarkers of aging in men and women aged 70 years and over.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
44
A tablet that produces hydrogen dissolved in a glass of water
A glass of tap water
FSPE Applied Bioenergetics Lab
Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Change in TeloTAGGG Telomerase PCR activity in serum
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in DNA methylation
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in blood concentration of advanced glycation end product
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in lipid peroxidation
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in serum FGF21
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in serum TET2
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in ADAS-Cog score (0-70 scale, higher scores indicating greater cognitive impairment)
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in facial wrinkling (0-100 scale; higher scores mean worse outcome)
Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention
Change in maximal oxygen uptake estimated by step-in-place test
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Baseline vs. 6 months
Time frame: Baseline vs. 6 months post-intervention