Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Awereeness

NCT ID: NCT03901677

Last Updated: 2020-04-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 42 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-01-08
• Study Completion Date: 2019-05-02

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Tai chi exercises on balance and body awareness in younger adults. Forty-two healthy subjects between the ages of 18-25 who do not have any restriction to exercise participate in our study. After recording the sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects, static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evaluated. Kinesthetic Ability Trainer will be used to assess static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evulated with Body Awareness Questionnaire. All assessments will be done before and 12 weeks after the tai chi exercise. Tai-chi training will be performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week totally 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

Tai-chi training was performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise was 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention was paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration was achieved. Slow and controlled movements were carried out by a specialized physiotherapist

Conditions

Young Adult

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Tai-chi training

Tai-chi training performe as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration achieve. Slow and controlled movements will carry out by a specialized physiotherapist.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Tai-chi training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group exercise apply with physiotherapist

Interventions

Tai-chi training

Group exercise apply with physiotherapist

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects between the ages of 18-25,

2. Subjects who had lack of disease.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with neurological symptoms,

2. Subjects with orthopedic problems,

3. Subjects with heart failure,

4. Subjects with respiratory distress.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Baskent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ayça Aytar TIĞLI

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ayca tigli, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baskent University

Locations

Baskent University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KA19/10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id