Aspirin and healthy lifespan in older people: main outcome of the ASPREE-XT observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial, low-dose aspirin was not associated with survival free of dementia and persistent physical disability (a measure of a healthy lifespan); however, there was a small increased risk of death. Given the long pre-clinical phase of many ageing conditions, we aimed to examine the legacy effect (post-trial) and the longer-term effect of aspirin versus placebo through extended follow-up in the ASPREE-XT observational study.

Methods

Between March 10, 2010, and Dec 24, 2014, 19 114 community-dwelling people in Australia and the USA, aged predominantly 70 years and older, were randomly assigned to low-dose aspirin or placebo for a median of 4·7 years as part of the ASPREE trial. Post-trial observational

SUBMITTER: Shah RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature