A systems biology approach to studying Tai Chi, physiological complexity and healthy aging: design and rationale of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Peter M Wayne, Brad Manor, Vera Novak, Madelena D Costa, Jeffrey M Hausdorff, Ary L Goldberger, Andrew C Ahn, Gloria Y Yeh, C-K Peng, Matthew Lough, Roger B Davis, Mary T Quilty, Lewis A Lipsitz, Peter M Wayne, Brad Manor, Vera Novak, Madelena D Costa, Jeffrey M Hausdorff, Ary L Goldberger, Andrew C Ahn, Gloria Y Yeh, C-K Peng, Matthew Lough, Roger B Davis, Mary T Quilty, Lewis A Lipsitz

Abstract

Introduction: Aging is typically associated with progressive multi-system impairment that leads to decreased physical and cognitive function and reduced adaptability to stress. Due to its capacity to characterize complex dynamics within and between physiological systems, the emerging field of complex systems biology and its array of quantitative tools show great promise for improving our understanding of aging, monitoring senescence, and providing biomarkers for evaluating novel interventions, including promising mind-body exercises, that treat age-related disease and promote healthy aging.

Material and methods: An ongoing, two-arm randomized clinical trial is evaluating the potential of Tai Chi mind-body exercise to attenuate age-related loss of complexity. A total of 60 Tai Chi-naïve healthy older adults (aged 50-79) are being randomized to either six months of Tai Chi training (n=30), or to a waitlist control receiving unaltered usual medical care (n=30). Our primary outcomes are complexity-based measures of heart rate, standing postural sway and gait stride interval dynamics assessed at 3 and 6months. Multiscale entropy and detrended fluctuation analysis are used as entropy- and fractal-based measures of complexity, respectively. Secondary outcomes include measures of physical and psychological function and tests of physiological adaptability also assessed at 3 and 6months.

Discussion: Results of this study may lead to novel biomarkers that help us monitor and understand the physiological processes of aging and explore the potential benefits of Tai Chi and related mind-body exercises for healthy aging.

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Study design
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Schema characterizing the multicomponent nature of Tai Chi, depicting eight classes of therapeutic components or ‘active ingredients’. Arrows connecting each element acknowledges interdependence of these factors, and ‘time’ emphasizes that relevance of each component may change as practitioners skills develop. (Modified from Wayne and Kaptchuk 2008; Wayne and Fuerst 2013).

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