Study record
PEARL trial (rapamycin, 48-week RCT)
Primary: visceral adipose tissue (fat) change
Human — Adults enrolled in the PEARL trial Tier 2 · Human clinical/functional RCT verification: verified
1. Species / populationAdult humans, PEARL trial
2. Exposure, route, schedule5 mg or 10 mg compounded rapamycin, weekly, oral
3. Comparator & durationPlacebo, 48 weeks
4. Endpoint & numeric resultPrimary endpoint (visceral fat): eta-squared = 0.001, p = .942 -- no effect
5. What this study did NOT establishNo lifespan data; no significant effect on primary endpoint at tested dose/duration
Full record
| Intervention(s) | Rapamycin |
| Species | Human |
| Population | Adults enrolled in the PEARL trial |
| Sample size | not specified in source participants verification: verified_2026-07-11 |
| Exposure | 5 or 10 mg compounded rapamycin, once weekly — Weekly oral dosing verification: verified_2026-07-11 |
| Comparator | Placebo |
| Duration | 48 weeks |
| Endpoint | Primary: visceral adipose tissue (fat) change |
| Evidence tier | Tier 2 · Human clinical/functional RCT |
| What was NOT established | Did not test lifespan. Found no significant effect on the pre-specified primary endpoint (visceral fat) at this dose/duration. Does not establish effects of longer durations, different doses, or different populations. |
Result values (as reported in sourcing brief)
| primary endpoint effect size | eta-squared = 0.001 |
| primary endpoint p value | p = .942 |
| interpretation | No significant effect on the primary endpoint |
| verification | verification: verified_2026-07-11 |
Source citation
Verification status: verified This record was checked against its primary publication on 2026-07-11. PubMed/PMC/Lancet lookup; numbers cross-checked against abstract.Identifiers: PMID verified; DOI verified; PMC verified; trial registry ID verified. Record-level verification and identifier-level status are separate: a record can be fully verified against its primary publication while an identifier that does not apply to the study type — a trial registry ID for an animal study, for instance — is marked not applicable. No identifier is fabricated, and none is left in a “pending” state.
| trial name | PEARL |
| pmid | 40353667 verified |
| doi | 10.1101/2024.08.21.24312372 verified |
| journal | (2025 peer-reviewed release; preprint medRxiv) |
| trial registry id | NCT04488601 verified |
| pmc | PMC12074816 verified |
| authors | Moel M, et al. (PEARL / AgelessRx; NCT04488601) |
| year | 2025 |
| verified date | 2026-07-11 |
| verified method | PubMed/PMC/Lancet lookup; numbers cross-checked against abstract |
| verified note | 48 wk, placebo/5/10 mg weekly compounded; primary visceral adiposity NOT significant p=0.942; secondary lean mass + pain improved in women at 10 mg — MATCHES. |
| correction | Author = Moel et al., NOT Konopka. NCT04668352-confusion avoided: PEARL = NCT04488601. PMID 40353667 to be re-confirmed against final journal record. |
| verification status | verified |
Funding / conflict of interest
not compiled in this proof-of-concept verification: verified_2026-07-11
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