A Wearable System to Monitor Tai Chi Practice

October 17, 2018 updated by: Paolo Bonato, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
The goal of this research study is to show that features derived from data gathered using SHIMMER wearable sensor platform can capture adherence and proficiency in the performance of exercises that are part of Tai Chi interventions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

24

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

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129
        • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy Tai Chi practitioners in a wide range of proficiency

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Young style Tai Chi practitioners

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any movement impairment that will impede Tai Chi movements performance

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Tai Chi
Healthy Tai Chi practitioners

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Biomarkers of adherence and proficiency
Time Frame: 1 day
Data gathered using SHIMMER devices will be segmented to derive signal features. These features will be then used to feed a pattern recognition algorithm the output of which indicates whether a specific Tai Chi movement of interest has been performed.
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 18, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 18, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2011-P-001597

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