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Studies fat tissue cells in older adults with obesity

Compares dasatinib, quercetin, placebo, and lifestyle changes in older adults with obesity.

Key facts

Who runs it
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Where
Los Angeles, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Single Nuclei RNA-seq to Map Adipose Cellular Populations and Senescent Cells in Older Subjects
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2/3
People taking part
160 people, planned
Started
17 Oct 2023
Expected to end
1 Feb 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 4 groups
Treatments tested
  • Lifestyle Intervention
  • Dasatinib 100 MG
  • Quercetin 1000mg
  • Placebo
  • Abdominal adipose tissue biopsy
Record updated
18 March 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for non-diabetic, sedentary adults who live in the community: younger lean, younger obese and older obese groups. Older obese people get lifestyle change, senolytic drugs or placebo.

Age
18 years or older. Younger groups: 18-30 years. Older obese group: 65 years or older.
Sex
Both sexes can join.
Disease stage
Younger lean group: BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2. Younger obese and older obese groups: BMI 30.0-39.9. No diabetes.
Earlier treatment
No weight loss medication, systemic steroids or immunosuppressants in the last 6 months. No senolytic agents such as fisetin, quercetin or dasatinib in the last 6 months. No previous bariatric surgery.
Biomarker or test result
Fasting plasma glucose under 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/L), 2-hour glucose in the oral glucose tolerance test under 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L), and A1c under 6.5% (48 mmol/mol).

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Diabetes or use of anti-diabetic medicines
  • More than 1.5 hours of structured exercise per week
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Smoking, heavy alcohol use or recreational drug use (other than marijuana)
  • Significant heart disease or QTc prolongation

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Both Sexes
  • Age: younger lean group 18-30 years with BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2; younger obese group 18-30 with BMI 30.0 -39.9; older obese group ≥ 65 years with BMI 30.0-39.9
  • All races and ethnic groups
  • Community dwelling
  • Sedentary (≤1.5 h of exercise per week)
  • Nondiabetic (fasting plasma glucose < 126 mg/dl, 2-h glucose during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) < 140mg/dl, and A1c < 6.5%
  • For all female participants who are women of childbearing potential (WOCBP), who are not pregnant or breast feeding, at least one of the following conditions must apply:; A documented hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy Use of a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), preferably with low user dependency (implantable progesterone-only hormone contraception, intrauterine hormone releasing system, bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner) during the intervention period of the study and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study intervention to eliminate any reproductive safety risk of the study drug; Use of a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), with high user dependency, (oral/intravaginal/injectable combined estrogen and progesterone contraception, oral/injectable progesterone only hormone contraception, sexual abstinence) during the intervention period and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study intervention to eliminate any reproductive safety risk of the study drug. In addition to the highly effective methods: male or female condom with or without spermicide; cervical cap, diaphragm, or sponge with spermicide; a combination of male condom with either cervical cap, diaphragm, or sponge with spermicide
  • ECG value after 10 minutes of resting in the supine position in the following ranges:; 120ms<PR<220ms: QRS<120ms; QTc<430ms for males and QTc<450ms for females and normal ECG tracing, unless the investigator considers the ECG abnormality to be not clinically relevant

Who cannot take part

  • Postmenopausal women new (within 6 months) to systemic hormone replacement therapy
  • Previous bariatric surgery
  • Medication that might interfere with metabolic studies (weight loss medication, systemic steroids, immunosuppressants) within 6 months (see section 5.3)
  • Concurrent enrollment in another interventional trial
  • Neurological, musculoskeletal, or other conditions that may limit subject's ability to complete study physical assessment and training
  • Active autoimmune/inflammatory disease including: rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematous, inflammatory bowel disease
  • Active gastrointestinal disease; coagulopathy; GI bleed within 6 months
  • Clinically significant heart disease (e.g. NYH Classification >II; ischemia)
  • Peripheral vascular disease (claudication)
  • Pulmonary disease (COPD), severe asthma or exercise-induced asthma
  • Smoking, alcohol use (history of regular alcohol consumption exceeding 7 drinks/week for female participants or 14 drinks/week for male participants. 1 drink = 5 ounces [150ml] of wine or 12 ounces [360ml] of beer or 1.5 ounces [45ml] of hard liquor) or recreational drug use (other than marijuana)
  • History of stroke with motor disability
  • Recent (3 years) treated cancer other than basal cell carcinoma
  • Acute or chronic infection
  • History of allergy to dasatinib, quercetin and/or lidocaine
  • Diabetes, clinically diagnosed or HbA1c > 6.5% and/or fasting plasma glucose > 126 mg/dl and/or use of anti-diabetic medications
  • Laboratory parameters outside the normal range:; impaired kidney function (eGFR < 30ml/min/1.73m² as calculated by the CKD-EPI equation); impaired liver function (AST or ALT level > 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN); total Bilirubin level > 1.5 times ULN; TSH > 1.5 times ULN or < lower limit of normal (LLN); Hemoglobin <10.0 g/dl; Platelets <125,000 cell/mm³; Platelets < 125,000 cell/mm³; Prothrombin time (PT) > 1.0 times ULN; Partial prothrombin time (PTT) > 1.0 times ULN
  • QTc prolongation >45 msec
  • Use of anti-arrhythmic medications known to cause QTc prolongation, anti-platelet or anti-coagulant medication (see section 5.3)
  • Use of quinolone antibiotics or any other drugs that may prolong the QTc interval (see section 5.3)
  • Participating in > 1.5 h of structured exercise/week
  • Unstable weight (>3% change in last 3 months)
  • Recent systemic or pulmonary embolus
  • Uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic BP>170, diastolic BP>95 mmHg)
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Potentially senolytic agents within the last 6 months: fisetin, quercetin, luteolin, dasatinib, piperlongumine, or navitoclax (see section 5.3)

Where in United States

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, United StatesContact: Nicolas MusiTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

All participants will undergo baseline biopsies of subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue for cellular/molecular profiling via snRNA-seq and metabolic/physiological assessments (insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and β-cell function). Older obese participants will be randomized into three arms: lifestyle intervention (n=24), senolytics (n=24), or placebo (n=24).

The 4 groups in the trial

  • Younger Lean GroupOther group

    Participants will be aged 18-30 years and have a BMI of 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2

    Treatment: Abdominal adipose tissue biopsy

  • Older Lean GroupOther group

    Participants will be over 65 years of age with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2

    Treatment: Abdominal adipose tissue biopsy

  • Older Obese GroupTreatment being tested

    Participants will be over 65 years of age with a BMI of 30-39.9 kg/m2.

    Treatment: Lifestyle Intervention, Dasatinib 100 MG, Quercetin 1000mg, Placebo, and Abdominal adipose tissue biopsy

  • Younger Obese GroupTreatment being tested

    Participants will be ages 18-30 years and have a BMI OF 30.0-39.9 kg/m2

    Treatment: Abdominal adipose tissue biopsy

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Single Nuclei RNA-sequencing to Map Adipose Cellular Populations and Senescent Cells in Older Subjects
Plain-language title
Studies fat tissue cells in older adults with obesityGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
18 March 2026