Tai Chi Exercise in Older People

May 18, 2015 updated by: Mau-Roung Lin, Taipei Medical University

A Randomized Trial of Tai Chi Exercise on Reducing Falls in Older Taiwanese People

The effects of tai chi exercise and lower-extremity training on improving the primary outcome and secondary outcomes among older people will be compared.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Does not desire.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

456

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 110
        • Taipei Medical University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Persons aged 60 years and older and who require medical attention in the emergency rooms due to sustaining a fall.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A major unstable cardiopulmonary disease
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Contraindications to physical exercise
  • The inability to ambulate
  • Frail elderly.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Lower-extremity exercise training
This training will be tailored by physical therapists for each participant. A series of exercises will be applied to increase the stability of the trunk muscles and to strengthen the leg muscles.
Behavioral: Exercise
Exercise will be taught every week over the 6-month intervention period at a subject's residence by instructors.
Active Comparator: Tai chi exercise
Yang-style tai chi with 18 movements will be taught every week over the 6-month intervention period at a subject's residence by tai chi instructors
Behavioral: Exercise
Exercise will be taught every week over the 6-month intervention period at a subject's residence by instructors.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To ascertain the occurrence of falls
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Fall-related outcomes of physical and psychological functions will assessed using direct interviews or performance tests at the subject's residence
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Taipei Medical University

Collaborators

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mau-Roung Lin, Ph.D., Taipei Medical University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 24, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 24, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 25, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 19, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 18, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NHRI-EX102-9805PI

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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