What this means
This is a plan to follow very old adults in China over time and collect body and gut data. No results have been posted, so it does not yet show what makes people live long.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 50 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Westlake Longevity Cohort
- Trial ID
- NCT05256251 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Aging
- Sponsor
- Westlake University
- Ages
- 50 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Feb 25, 2022 · updated Sep 29, 2026
Registry summary
The Westlake Longevity Cohort (We-Longevity) is a prospective cohort study among centenarians, nonagenarians and senior citizens living in Zhejiang Province, China. The primary aim of this cohort is to characterize the multi-omics molecular characteristics of healthy longevity and their dynamic trajectories. The second aim is to culture the gut microbiota of these elderly people through culturomics. The third aim of We-Longevity is to investigate the association of dietary and lifestyle with the multi-omics molecular characteristics of healthy longevity, and to facilitate the development of personalized nutritional/lifestyle recommendation for the public.
Sites (1)
- Lishui Yikang Hospital, Renji Nursing Home, Lihong Nursing Home, Nancheng Nursing Home, Lishui, Zhejiang, China