Immediate Effect of Tai Chi Exercise in Healthy Volunteers

NCT02320747 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Adwin009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Volunteers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Heart rate (HR)

  Heart rate was recorded before and after the session.

  40 Minutes

• Systolic Pressure (SP)

  40 minutes

• Diastolic Pressure (DP)

  40 Minutes

Study Arms (2)

Tai Chi Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Tai Chi OTHER

Tai Chi Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Adwin Life Care: lead
• Shanghai University of Sport: collaborator
• Warwick Research Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

GyanSanjeevani

Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302019, India

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Tai Ji

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Avinash Mishra, MSc

  Shanghai University of Sport

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Dinghai Yu

  Shanghai University of Sport

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2014
• First Posted: December 19, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2014
• Study Completion: October 1, 2014
• Last Updated: April 7, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

IN (1)