Effectiveness of Tai Chi Training on Metabolic Syndrome
NCT ID: NCT03107741
Last Updated: 2020-09-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
543 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-02-29
2019-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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DESIGN \& METHODS: This study is a three-arm assesscer blinded randomized controlled trial. Older adults aged 50 years or above with abdominal obesity will be randomly assigned to passive control, active control and Tai Chi groups. Subjects assigned to Tai Chi and active control groups will receive a 12-week intervention of Tai Chi and generic fitness, respectively. No intervention will be given to the passive control group. Outcome measures including waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose, triglyceride and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and follow-up (6 months after the end of intervention) assessments in all groups.
HYPOTHESES: We hypothesize that: 1) improvements of waist circumference and other indicators of MetS are found in Tai Chi group but not in passive control group and 2) improvements of waist circumference and other indicators of MetS are more profound in Tai Chi group than active control group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Passive Control
Subjects in this group will not receive any intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Conventional Exercise
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour conventional exercise training sections per week for 12 weeks
Conventional Exercise
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour conventional exercise training sections per week for 12 weeks
Tai Chi
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour tai chi training sections per week for 12 weeks
Tai Chi
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour tai chi training sections per week for 12 weeks
Interventions
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Conventional Exercise
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour conventional exercise training sections per week for 12 weeks
Tai Chi
Subjects in this group will receive three 1-hour tai chi training sections per week for 12 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Abdominal Obese: Meeting the defined criteria of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) for abdominal obesity using Asian-specific cut off (waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for male; ≥ 80 cm for female)
Exclusion Criteria
* Serious medical and somatic condition that prevent participation in generic fitness/Tai Chi exercise
* Serious chronic diseases known to affect mobility (eg. Neurological diseases, musculoskeletal disorder and autoimmune diseases)
* Under treatment for serious chronic diseases (eg. Cancer treatment)
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Angus Yu
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Angus Yu
Research Assistant
Principal Investigators
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Parco MF Siu, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Hong Kong
Locations
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Countries
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References
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Siu PM, Yu AP, Chin EC, Yu DS, Hui SS, Woo J, Fong DY, Wei GX, Irwin MR. Effects of Tai Chi or Conventional Exercise on Central Obesity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults : A Three-Group Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug;174(8):1050-1057. doi: 10.7326/M20-7014. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
Other Identifiers
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Tai Chi and Metabolic Syndrome
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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