The Effect of Training Older Adults in Tai Chi and Compensatory Stepping on Balance Control

NCT02188524 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HM_TCFP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

For the duration of 10 weeks, participants will be asked to maintain their current levels of physical activity and to take part in three testing sessions over the course of 10 weeks. Objective and subjective measurements will be obtained at (week 0), at midpoint (week 5) and after the intervention terminates (week 10). The objective measurements will be taken by inserting pressure sensors directly into the shoe and recording the centre of pressure. Markers will be attached to the surface of the body on the shoulders, feet and belly button and video recording will be used to assess the movement of the centre of mass. The first task requires individuals to stand in one spot with their eyes open, and then eyes closed. Secondly, standing in one place, upon an auditory cue, arms will be lifted to the sky as fast as possible. Lastly, participants will walk around a set of chairs while music plays and when the music stops, this is a cue to stop walking. The Timed-Up-and-Go test requires participants to rise from a seated position, walk 3 meters, turn and return to their original seated position. The Berg Balance Scale requires the completion of a 14 task sequence which evaluates balance ability during seated, and various standing positions as well as transitioning movements. The other measurements taken are collected via a questionnaire about balance confidence level. Upon arrival, participants are required to report whether they have experienced a fall since the last class attended and if yes, a follow-up questionnaire is also required to gain information about the nature of the fall.

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Keywords

balance, exercise, compensatory stepping, tai chi

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Center of mass - Center of pressure difference

  0,5,10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No exercise program

Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

exercise program

Other: Exercise

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Tai Chi and Compensatory Stepping

Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- age 65+

You may not qualify if:

• paralysis
• epilepsy
• cerebral palsy
• multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson's disease
• stroke
• any other neurological disorder
• diabetes
• vision problem other than corrective glasses
• cataract surgery
• a balance or coordination problem
• an inner ear disorder
• hearing problems
• constant ringing in your ears
• ear surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wilfrid Laurier University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Biomechanics Lab

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Stephen D Perry, PhD

  Wilfrid Laurier University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2014
• First Posted: July 11, 2014
• Study Start: April 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: December 7, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12

Locations

CA (1)