NCT01854931

Brief Summary

The overarching objective of this project is to assess the potential public health impact of delivering Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, a proven fall prevention program, through local community dissemination partners (e.g., senior service providers), in the selected counties in the state of Oregon.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
511

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2012

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2012

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 9, 2013

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 16, 2013

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

December 2, 2017

Status Verified

November 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

4.6 years

First QC Date

May 9, 2013

Last Update Submit

November 29, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

Tai Ji Quanfall preventioncommunity dissemination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • adoption - defined as community centers that agree to participate (from the total number of centers approached within the dissemination geographic area)

    Target senior centers will be contacted to determine the willingness to adopt the program.

    at the study entry

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Reach - defined by the total number of older adults agreed to participate

    study on-set

Other Outcomes (1)

  • implementation, effectiveness, maintenance

    12 months evaluation on program implementation and effectiveness, and a follow-up at month 18 on program maintenance

Study Arms (1)

Tai Ji Quan

OTHER

Single aim intervention - 2 twice per week for 48 weeks

Behavioral: Tai Ji Quan

Interventions

Tai Ji QuanBEHAVIORAL

single aim intervention

Tai Ji Quan

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • (a) 65 years of age or over, (b) physically mobile (i.e., can walk one or two blocks with or without an assistive device), and (c) medical clearance by a healthcare provider.

You may not qualify if:

  • (a) severe cognitive deficits defined by Mini-Mental State Evaluation, and (b) unable to commit for the 12 month duration of the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Research Institute

Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Li F, Harmer P, Fitzgerald K. Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Intervention in Community Senior Centers. Am J Public Health. 2016 Nov;106(11):2026-2031. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303386. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

  • Li F, Harmer P. Protocol for disseminating an evidence-based fall prevention program in community senior centers: evaluation of translatability and public health impact via a single group pre-post study. Implement Sci. 2014 May 26;9:63. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-63.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Tai Ji

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body TherapiesComplementary TherapiesTherapeuticsExercise Movement TechniquesPhysical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

  • Fuzhong Li, Ph.D.

    Oregon Research Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 9, 2013

First Posted

May 16, 2013

Study Start

May 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Study Completion

September 1, 2017

Last Updated

December 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Locations