Community-based Tai Chi, Balance, and Fall Risk

NCT ID: NCT04173936

Last Updated: 2019-11-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

405 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-11

Study Completion Date

2017-06-15

Brief Summary

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Aims: Examine the effects of a community Tai Chi program on measures of balance and sensorimotor function.

Methods: In a pre-test and post-test design, balance was measured in older adults (N=344; 73.4±7.4 years) with 30-second chair stand, timed-up and go, and 4-stage balance test following a 12-week community-based tai chi intervention. Balance measures and additional sensorimotor measures, including hip abductor electromechanical delay and hip proprioception, were measured in a smaller sample of older adults (n=11; 67.3±3.7 years).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postural Balance Fall Proprioceptive Disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Tai Chi

All participants enrolled in a 12 week community-based tai chi program.

tai chi

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12-week community-based tai chi program

Interventions

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tai chi

12-week community-based tai chi program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 60 years or older
* ability to independently ambulate
* self-described concern with stability and/or mobility.

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological diagnosis
* Participants body weight exceeds \>450 pounds).
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

95 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of North Carolina at Asheville

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jason R Wingert, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UNC Asheville

Locations

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UNC Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1373542-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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