Medical Qigong for Mobility and Balance Self-Confidence

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

95 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-16

Study Completion Date

2018-08-15

Brief Summary

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The population is aging and increasingly at risk for falls and fractures with substantial consequences to wellbeing, health and costs. Training interventions such as Tai Chi have been demonstrated to help reduce these risks. Tai chi is a subset of both martial and medical qi gong.

This is a prospective intervention study with wait time control that will examine the ability of a manualized medical qi gong training protocol improve balance, gait and health self-confidence.

The intervention is a 12 week manualized medical qi gong training program where students are taught a progressive series of 10 qi gong forms that are designed to build upon each other and restore balance and function. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.

The Community Balance and Mobility scale (a performance based measure) and Activities-specified Balance Confidence scale (a survey)will be the prime outcome instruments

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Falls, Balance Self-confidence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Immediate start

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Medical QiGong training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The study intervention consisted of a 12-week training program that introduced students to a progressive series of 10 QiGong "forms" that are designed to build upon each other to restore balance and function and to enhance well-being. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.

wait time control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Medical QiGong training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The study intervention consisted of a 12-week training program that introduced students to a progressive series of 10 QiGong "forms" that are designed to build upon each other to restore balance and function and to enhance well-being. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.

Interventions

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Medical QiGong training

The study intervention consisted of a 12-week training program that introduced students to a progressive series of 10 QiGong "forms" that are designed to build upon each other to restore balance and function and to enhance well-being. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL