the Effects of Individualized Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in Elderly

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Background: Balance control is an important skill for human to maintain a myriad of postures and activities. The elderly suffering from balance impairment by aging have high rate to increase fall-related injuries, restricted activities, declined physical functions, and decrease quality of life. Tai Chi (TC) has been demonstrated as an innovative way to promote balance function, which is a suitable exercise for older people because of its slow movement, changeable base of supports, multi-directions weight shifting and less impact on lower extremities. Recent systematic reviews have shown that TC exercises have significant benefits in improving balance control, but most of them are only connected with healthy elderlies. Actually, the long standing time and training duration, challenged recollection by its sequence forms, and complex coordination for upper and lower extremities of TC usually make it difficult to practice for some elderlies with poor physical functions. Therefore, the method of individualized TC exercise program, integrated with biomechanical analyses, is developed in this research. It can afford an easier and more applicable training for elderly to improve the balance abilities.

Purposes:To evaluate the effects of individualized Tai Chi training on balance control in elderly.

Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental design and prospective study. Participants were recruited and assigned into individualized TC, entire TC group and home-based education group

Conditions

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Tai Ji

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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individualized Tai Chi

patient received individualized Tai Chi program training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

individualized Tai Chi

Intervention Type OTHER

individualized Tai Chi training exercise

Entire Tai Chi

patient received Entire Tai Chi program training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Entire Tai Chi

Intervention Type OTHER

the classical Yang style Tai Chi program

home-based program

patient received home-based program training.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

home-based program

Intervention Type OTHER

Home-based exercise

Interventions

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individualized Tai Chi

individualized Tai Chi training exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Entire Tai Chi

the classical Yang style Tai Chi program

Intervention Type OTHER

home-based program

Home-based exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Participants in the study were community-dwelling volunteers aged over 65 years. Participants were ambulatory and did not

Exclusion Criteria

have any history of

1. diagnosed central nervous system
2. vestibular pathology
3. cognitive impairment
4. visual deficit
5. fracture of lower limb in recent 6 months
6. with Tai Chi practice experience for more than 2 months.
7. severe hearing impairment to follow instruction

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes