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Plasma exchange and young blood

Studies in mice that shared blood between old and young animals led to trials of replacing plasma, the liquid part of blood, in older people.

What has been tested, and how far it has got

3Plasma exchange and young plasmaStage 3 · Large studies in people · Clinics and clinical trialsReplacing part of the liquid part of the blood (plasma), either with a saline and albumin mix or with plasma from young donors.

Recent research

Trial in 34 people with frailty, not yet enrolled · ClinicalTrials.gov

A planned trial tests plasma exchange with albumin for frailty in older adults

This trial has not started and has no results yet.

Original title: Human Albumin Combined With Plasma Exchange for Frailty Intervention

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