Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis | NCT02604563 | Trialant
NCT02604563
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Status
Recruiting
Last Update Posted
May 12, 2026Actual
Enrollment
2,000Estimated
Phase
Not provided
Conditions
Geriatrics
Aged
Geriatric Syndromes
Cardiovascular Diseases
Interventions
Cognitive Assessment
Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
Karnofsky Self-reported Performance Rating Scale
Number of Falls
Physical Health Section, subscale of the OARS
MOS Social Activity Survey
Unintentional Weight Loss
Peripheral Blood Draw
Buccal Swab
Heart Health and Smoking History from BRFSS questionnaire
Gait Speed
Grip Strength
Height and Weight measurements
Blood pressure measurement
Optional bone marrow biopsy
Blood draw for trauma measurements
Femur head donation
Countries
United States
Protocol Section
Identification Module
NCT ID
NCT02604563
Obsolete or Duplicate NCT IDs
Not provided
Organization Study
201511019
Secondary IDs
Not provided
Brief Title
Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis
Official Title
Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis
Acronym
Not provided
Organization
Washington University School of MedicineOTHER
Status Module
Record Verification Date
May 2026
Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status
Recruiting
Last Known Status
Not provided
Delayed Posting
Not provided
Why Stopped
Not provided
Expanded Access Info
No
Start Date
Mar 10, 2016Actual
Primary Completion Date
Apr 30, 2030Estimated
Completion Date
Apr 30, 2030Estimated
First Submitted Date
Nov 9, 2015
First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria
Nov 12, 2015
First Posted Date
Nov 13, 2015Estimated
Results Waived
Not provided
Results First Submitted Date
Not provided
Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria
Not provided
Results First Posted Date
Not provided
Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date
Not provided
Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review
Not provided
Certification/Extension First Posted Date
Not provided
Last Update Submitted Date
May 7, 2026
Last Update Posted Date
May 12, 2026Actual
Sponsor/Collaborators Module
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of MedicineOTHER
Collaborators
Name
Class
Edward P. Evans Foundation
OTHER
Oversight Module
Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)
No
Is FDA Regulated Drug
No
Is FDA Regulated Device
No
Is Unapproved Device
Not provided
Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product
Not provided
Product Exported from US
Not provided
FDAAA801 Violation
Not provided
Description Module
Brief Summary
In this study the investigators will incorporate a wide range of clinical variables associated with aging and cardiovascular disease to determine whether they are associated with mutation status independent of chronologic age. Clinically, aging can be operationalized using geriatric assessment, which entails a comprehensive multi-dimensional assessment of the health of an older adult, including measures of comorbidity, polypharmacy, functional status, cognition, depression, falls, social activities and social support. Given that aging is heterogeneous, geriatric assessment allows greater specificity for aging than chronological age alone.
Detailed Description
Not provided
Conditions Module
Conditions
Geriatrics
Aged
Geriatric Syndromes
Cardiovascular Diseases
Keywords
Not provided
Design Module
Study Type
Observational
Number of References to an Expanded Access Study
Not provided
Expanded Access Types
Not provided
Patient Registry
No
Target Follow-Up Duration
Not provided
Phases
Not provided
Interventional Study Design
Allocation
Not provided
Intervention Model
Biospecimen
Retention
Enrollment
2,000Estimated
Arms/Interventions Module
Arm Groups
Label
Type
Description
Intervention Names
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Complete several self-administered health assessments at baseline and every 6 months until death.
Cognitive assessment, Gait Speed, grip strength, blood pressure, height, and weight will be performed by a member of the research team at baseline and every 6 months until death.
Peripheral blood draw will occur at baseline and no more than every 6 months until death.
Buccal swabs will occur at baseline and repeated as necessary, but not more than every 6 months until death
May be approached about optional bone marrow biopsy
Other: Cognitive Assessment
Other: Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire
Other: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
Other: Physical Health Section, subscale of the OARS
Other: MOS Social Activity Survey
Other: Unintentional Weight Loss
Genetic: Peripheral Blood Draw
Genetic: Buccal Swab
Other: Heart Health and Smoking History from BRFSS questionnaire
Other: Gait Speed
Other: Grip Strength
Other: Height and Weight measurements
Other: Blood pressure measurement
Procedure: Optional bone marrow biopsy
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Complete several self-administered health assessments at baseline and every 6 months until death.
Cognitive assessment, Gait Speed, grip strength, blood pressure, height, and weight will be performed by a member of the research team at baseline and every 6 months until death.
Peripheral blood draw will occur at baseline and no more than every 6 months until death.
Buccal swabs will occur at baseline and repeated as necessary, but not more than every 6 months until death
May be approached about optional bone marrow biopsy
Other: Cognitive Assessment
Other: Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire
Other: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
-Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Outcomes Module
Primary Outcomes
Measure
Description
Time Frame
Background mutation rate in hematopoietic stem cells from older adults regardless of a prior cancer diagnosis as measured by the number and frequency of hematopoietic-specific mutations
-The investigators will sequence the coding region of some or all of the genes in an individual's blood cells and compare results to their matched mouth cells to define hematopoietic-specific mutations. The number of hematopoietic-specific mutations per individual and the frequency of individuals with mutations will be measured.
Estimated to be 10 years
Presence or absence of geriatric syndromes as measured by hematopoietic stem cell mutations
-The presence or absence of geriatric syndromes will be correlated with the mutation status of individuals.
Estimated to be 10 years
Determine the natural history of mutations in older adults with clonal hematopoiesis as measured by risk to develop blood cancer/geriatric syndrome/illness/cardiovascular disease
-Individuals with mutations will be followed longitudinally to monitor the fraction of hematopoietic cells with mutations, the functional consequences of mutations in their blood cells, and the risk of developing a blood cancer, geriatric syndrome, cardiovascular disease, or other illness.
Estimated to be 10 years
Presence or absence of cardiovascular disease as measured by hematopoietic stem call mutations
Estimated to be 10 years
Determine whether expansion of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) occurs following acute trauma
-Measures change in variant allele fraction
Estimated to be 10 years
Secondary Outcomes
Not provided
Other Outcomes
Not provided
Eligibility Module
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
At least 50 years of age.
Able to understand written and spoken English.
Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document (or that of a legally authorized representative, if applicable for the trauma cohort)
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability or unwillingness to complete health questionnaire (with the exception of hip replacement participants).
History of a recent (<30 days) acute viral illness.
Current cancer diagnosis and currently receiving chemotherapy or undergoing radiation therapy. A prior history of cancer is allowed if the participant completed therapy > 1 year prior to enrollment; participants with a prior diagnosis of cancer will be asked to sign a release of information for the research team to obtain records regarding their prior cancer treatment.
Current use of drugs that cause DNA damage (e.g. Cytoxan, azathioprine, etc.) for the treatment of a non-malignant disease.
Vulnerable populations (e.g. prisoners).
Known infection with Hepatitis B or C, HTLV, or HIV.
Additional exclusion for optional bone marrow aspirate/biopsy substudy:
Use of medications for anticoagulation or "blood thinning" including warfarin, low molecular weight heparins (enoxaparin, daltaparin) or direct-acting oral anticoagulants (dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban or betrixaban)
allergy to lidocaine or other local anesthetics.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Sex
All
Sex/Gender Based
Not provided
Sex/Gender Description
Not provided
Minimum Age
50 Years
Maximum Age
Not provided
Standard Ages
AdultOlder Adult
Study Population
Participants seen in Washington University School of Medicine clinics.
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Contacts/Locations Module
Central Contacts
Name
Role
Phone
Extension
Email
Meagan Jacoby, M.D.
Contact
314-747-8439
mjacoby@wustl.edu
Kristina Williams, B.S.
Contact
314-362-6963
kjw1@wustl.edu
Overall Officials
Name
Affiliation
Role
Meagan Jacoby, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
Locations
Facility
Status
City
State
ZIP
Country
Contacts
Washington University School of Medicine
Recruiting
St Louis
Missouri
63110
United States
References Module
Citations
Not provided
See Also Links
Label
URL
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
Other: Physical Health Section, subscale of the OARS
Other: MOS Social Activity Survey
Other: Unintentional Weight Loss
Genetic: Peripheral Blood Draw
Genetic: Buccal Swab
Other: Heart Health and Smoking History from BRFSS questionnaire
Other: Gait Speed
Other: Grip Strength
Other: Height and Weight measurements
Other: Blood pressure measurement
Procedure: Optional bone marrow biopsy
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Complete several self-administered health assessments at baseline with no further follow-up
Cognitive assessment, Gait Speed, grip strength, blood pressure, height, and weight will be performed by a member of the research team at baseline with no further follow-up
Peripheral blood draw will occur at baseline with no further follow-up
Buccal swabs will occur at baseline with no further follow-up
Other: Cognitive Assessment
Other: Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire
Other: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
Other: Physical Health Section, subscale of the OARS
Other: MOS Social Activity Survey
Other: Unintentional Weight Loss
Genetic: Peripheral Blood Draw
Genetic: Buccal Swab
Other: Heart Health and Smoking History from BRFSS questionnaire
Other: Gait Speed
Other: Grip Strength
Other: Height and Weight measurements
Other: Blood pressure measurement
Arm D: Hip replacement
-Participants undergoing a hip replacement will be asked to donate their femur head that would otherwise be discarded for cell harvesting/banking and DNA sequencing. They are not required to complete any other study procedures.
Other: Femur head donation
Arm E: Trauma
-Blood sample at the time of admission with initial bloodwork. For inpatient participants, weekly follow-up samples will be drawn with morning phlebotomy. A follow-up sample collection will occur 4-7 weeks after discharge.
Procedure: Blood draw for trauma measurements
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire
Other
10 items about daily functional status
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, subscale of the OARS
Other
7 items about daily functional status
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Karnofsky Self-reported Performance Rating Scale
Other
1 item about daily functional status
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Number of Falls
Other
1 item about daily functional status
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Physical Health Section, subscale of the OARS
Other
13 items about comorbidity
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
MOS Social Activity Survey
Other
4 items about social activity
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Unintentional Weight Loss
Other
2 items about nutrition
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Peripheral Blood Draw
Genetic
-Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Buccal Swab
Genetic
Participants will rinse their mouths 2 times with water for 20-30 seconds and discard the expectorated sample. One side of the inner cheek (buccal mucosa) will then be scraped with a cotton swab 20 times (alternatively, the tongue will be brushed 20 times with a toothbrush)
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Heart Health and Smoking History from BRFSS questionnaire
Other
7 items about heart health and smoking history
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Gait Speed
Other
Research coordinator will test gait speed
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Grip Strength
Other
Research coordinator will test grip strength
Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Height and Weight measurements
Other
-Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death
Arm A: Clonal hematopoiesis
Arm B: No clonal hematopoiesis
Arm C: No clonal hematopoiesis & no follow-up
Blood pressure measurement
Other
-Baseline and no more frequently than every 6 months until death