Ongoing (III): Recruitment completed, but data collection ongoing
The Dortmund Vital Study (DVS) is a longitudinal, population-based cohort study on determinants and consequences of cognitive aging. The DVS aims to identify influences of biological, lifestyle and environmental factors on physical and mental health across the lifespan and to develop new possibilities for early detection of cognitive decline in aging. The study will shed light on sources of interindividual differences in the alterations of cognitive functioning with increasing age and reveal biological and lifestyle markers contributing to work ability, longevity, and healthy aging. A special focus is on the influences of work and work activity. But also risk factors for cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, or even dementia will be evaluated. The DVS is a multidisciplinary study of the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at the Technical University of Dortmund (IfADo) in Germany, involving the Departments of Ergonomics, Immunology, Psychology and Neurosciences, and Toxicology, as well as numerous national and international collaboration partners.
Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Bröde P, Burke M, Cadenas C, Capellino S, Claus M, Genç E, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Marchan R, Nitsche MA, Reinders J, van Thriel C, Watzl C, Wascher E. (2022). Impact of Biological and Lifestyle Factors on Cognitive Aging and Work Ability in the Dortmund Vital Study: Protocol of an Interdisciplinary, Cross-sectional, and Longitudinal Study JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(3):e32352 https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/3/e32352/authors
Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05155397