Trial Outcomes & Findings for Effects of Tai Chi on Frailty in Elderly Adults (NCT NCT01126723)
NCT ID: NCT01126723
Last Updated: 2023-12-19
Results Overview
Frailty is defined as the combination of unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, slow walking speed, and muscular weakness.
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
66 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
post-intervention
Results posted on
2023-12-19
Participant Flow
Participant milestones
| Measure |
Tai Chi Group
Tai Chi: The Tai Chi intervention will consist of a 12 week, instructor-led, group-based Tai Chi training program (two, one-hour sessions per week).
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Educational Control Group
Education-Control: The Education-Control intervention consists of a 12 week, instructor-led attention control program consisting of health education and mind-body breathing exercises (two, one-hour sessions per week)
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|---|---|---|
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Overall Study
STARTED
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35
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31
|
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
|
29
|
28
|
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
|
6
|
3
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Reasons for withdrawal
Withdrawal data not reported
Baseline Characteristics
Effects of Tai Chi on Frailty in Elderly Adults
Baseline characteristics by cohort
| Measure |
Tai Chi Group
n=35 Participants
Tai Chi: The Tai Chi intervention will consist of a 12 week, instructor-led, group-based Tai Chi training program (two, one-hour sessions per week).
|
Educational Control Group
n=31 Participants
Education-Control: The Education-Control intervention consists of a 12 week, instructor-led attention control program consisting of health education and mind-body breathing exercises (two, one-hour sessions per week)
|
Total
n=66 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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|---|---|---|---|
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Age, Continuous
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87 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5 • n=5 Participants
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86 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6 • n=7 Participants
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87 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6 • n=5 Participants
|
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
|
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
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7 Participants
n=7 Participants
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14 Participants
n=5 Participants
|
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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28 Participants
n=5 Participants
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24 Participants
n=7 Participants
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52 Participants
n=5 Participants
|
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Frailty Index
Frail
|
10 participants
n=5 Participants
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6 participants
n=7 Participants
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16 participants
n=5 Participants
|
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Frailty Index
Prefrail
|
20 participants
n=5 Participants
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23 participants
n=7 Participants
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43 participants
n=5 Participants
|
|
Frailty Index
Nonfrail
|
5 participants
n=5 Participants
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2 participants
n=7 Participants
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7 participants
n=5 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: post-interventionPopulation: per protocol
Frailty is defined as the combination of unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, slow walking speed, and muscular weakness.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Tai Chi Group
n=29 Participants
Tai Chi: The Tai Chi intervention will consist of a 12 week, instructor-led, group-based Tai Chi training program (two, one-hour sessions per week).
|
Educational Control Group
n=28 Participants
Education-Control: The Education-Control intervention consists of a 12 week, instructor-led attention control program consisting of health education and mind-body breathing exercises (two, one-hour sessions per week)
|
|---|---|---|
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Frailty Index
Frail
|
7 participants
|
5 participants
|
|
Frailty Index
Prefrail
|
16 participants
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21 participants
|
|
Frailty Index
Nonfrail
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6 participants
|
2 participants
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Adverse Events
Tai Chi Group
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Educational Control Group
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Dr. Lewis Lipsitz
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife
Phone: 617-971-5318
Email: [email protected]
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place