SOMMA-BRAIN

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Abstract

We propose to acquire new neuroimaging measures concurrent with muscle measures in 40 adults participating in the Pittsburgh Clinical Center R01AG059416, “Study of Muscle and Mobility in Aging (SOMMA). The goal of SOMMA is to study muscle aging as it relates to disability. The goal of the proposed expanded SOMMA-BRAIN is to identify, for the first time, novel modifiable shared brain-muscle energy characteristics best predicting resilience to fatigue and loss of mobility. By promoting an integrated study of central and peripheral causes of fatigue, this project will provide novel targets for prevention and treatment of fatigue. Additionally, this project would discover modifiable processes in muscle that may influence processes in the brain to, in turn, influence cognitive performance. The data would support a new grant application to NIA to expand the aims of SOMMA, as well as the number of participants and widen the eligibility criteria.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10065711
Project number
3R01AG059416-03S1
Recipient
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MED CTR RES INSTITUTE
Principal Investigator
STEVEN RON CUMMINGS
Activity code
R01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$325,698
Award type
3
Project period
2018-06-15 → 2023-05-31