the Effects of Individualized Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in Elderly
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Traditional Tai Chi is too complex for most elderly individuals. There have been few reports regarding the development of simplified Tai Chi programs to suit the physical needs of elderly adults. However, these programs were not individualized according to the participants' balance control abilities.The investigators already developed an individualized Tai Chi program. This objective of the study was to investigate the effect of individualized Tai Chi training.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2012
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 28, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 6, 2018
CompletedSeptember 10, 2018
September 1, 2018
1.6 years
March 28, 2017
September 6, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time Up and Go
is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance
8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Berg balance scale
8 weeks
functional reach
8 weeks
muscle strength of hip flexor and extensor
8 weeks
muscle strength of hip abductor and adductor
8 weeks
muscle strength of knee flexor and extensor
8 weeks
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
individualized Tai Chi
EXPERIMENTALpatient received individualized Tai Chi program training.
Entire Tai Chi
ACTIVE COMPARATORpatient received Entire Tai Chi program training.
home-based program
PLACEBO COMPARATORpatient received home-based program training.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants in the study were community-dwelling volunteers aged over 65 years. Participants were ambulatory and did not
You may not qualify if:
- have any history of
- diagnosed central nervous system
- vestibular pathology
- cognitive impairment
- visual deficit
- fracture of lower limb in recent 6 months
- with Tai Chi practice experience for more than 2 months.
- severe hearing impairment to follow instruction
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Penn IW, Sung WH, Lin CH, Chuang E, Chuang TY, Lin PH. Effects of individualized Tai-Chi on balance and lower-limb strength in older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2019 Aug 27;19(1):235. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1250-8.
PMID: 31455225DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 28, 2017
First Posted
September 6, 2018
Study Start
December 1, 2012
Primary Completion
July 1, 2014
Study Completion
July 1, 2014
Last Updated
September 10, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-09