Immediate Effect of Tai Chi Exercise in Healthy Volunteers

Immediate Effect of Tai Chi Exercise in Healthy Volunteers:Randomized Controlled Study

Tai Chi has been widely practiced as a Chinese martial art that focuses on slow sequential movements, providing a smooth, continuous and low intensity activity. It has been promoted to improve balance and strength and to reduce falls in the elderly, especially those 'at risk'. The potential benefits in healthy younger age cohorts and for wider aspects of health have received less attention.

The present study documented prospective changes in balance and vascular responses for a community sample of adults.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Tai Chi

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 64
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Rajasthan
    • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302019
      • Gyansanjeevani

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 to 25 years old
• Have given written informed consent
• Have a high school level of education
• Be healthy and psychologically stable as determined by screening for medical and psychiatric problems via a personal interview, a medical questionnaire, a physical examination, an electrocardiogram (ECG), and routine medical blood and urinalysis laboratory tests.
• Have an active interest in exploring and developing their spiritual lives
• Cigarette smokers must agree to abstain from smoking on session days
• Agree to refrain from using any psychoactive drugs, including alcoholic beverages, within 24 hours
• Agree that for one week before each session, refrain from taking any nonprescription medication, nutritional supplement, or herbal supplement except when approved by the study investigators.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are pregnant or nursing
• Cardiovascular conditions: coronary artery disease, stroke, angina, uncontrolled hypertension, a clinically significant ECG abnormality
• Epilepsy with history of seizures
• Insulin-dependent diabetes
• Currently taking psychoactive prescription medication on a regular (e.g., daily) basis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Experimental: Tai Chi Group; Experienced instructor at teaching tai chi delivered in a group setting in the community lasted approximately 40 minutes. Participants in the program served as an active control group that matched to the program and delivered.The class comprised mainly seated exercises including stretching, low-level strength, and low-level cardiovascular exercise. Participants walked (warm-up and cool-down) for 7 min in class, remaining seated or standing with arm support the rest of the time.	Other: Tai Chi

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Heart rate (HR)	Heart rate was recorded before and after the session.	40 Minutes
Systolic Pressure (SP)		40 minutes
Diastolic Pressure (DP)		40 Minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Adwin Life Care
• Collaborators: Warwick Research Services; Shanghai University of Sport
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Avinash Mishra, MSc, Shanghai University of Sport; Study Director: Dinghai Yu, Shanghai University of Sport

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 19, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 7, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 6, 2015
• Last Verified: April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Volunteers
• Other Study ID Numbers: Adwin009