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The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT04690244

Last Updated: 2020-12-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-29

Study Completion Date

2020-09-10

Brief Summary

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30 healthy older participants were enrolled in the study and were randomly classified into two groups. In the experimental group (n = 15) participants received 10-week Tai Chi Chuan practice intervention, in the control group (n=15) participants were asked do not change their living habits in 10 weeks. All participants had no practice Tai Chi Chuan before.

Detailed Description

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All participants had to proceed with familiarization with cognitive function tests before all measurements and evaluation. Study protocol began in the early morning after overnight fasting (10.7 ± 4.7 h). Firstly, participants were asked to lay in the supine position for 15 minutes in rest to measure resting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) during the last 10 minutes and blood pressure afterward. Subsequently, participants completed PSS-10 and HADS questionnaires, and then a venous blood sample was taken for BDNF and irisin concentrations measurements. Then measurements of cognitive functions and motor learning were performed. After baseline assessments, participants were randomized to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group subjects (n=15; 13 women) participated in 10 weeks Tai Chi practice. In the control group, participants (n=15; 13 women) were instructed do not to engage in any additional sports practice. All tests and measurements were repeated after 10 weeks in the same order as it was at the beginning of the study.

Conditions

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Healthy Aging Motor Learning Cognitive Function

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tai Chi Chuan group

Fifteen healthy elderly subjects participated in 10 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan practice. Inclusion criteria were:

* aged 60 years and older;
* sedentary behavior for at least 6 months;
* no previous experience of Tai Chi Chuan practice;
* good physical health determined by Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire as - confirmed by medical history;
* no cognitive impairments determined by baseline Mini-Mental State Examination score of ≥ 45.

All participants were asked to not perform any sports activities while the research was ongoing.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tai Chi Chuan trainings

Intervention Type OTHER

10 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan practice by 6-year experienced training teacher, 2 times per week, 60 min per session.

Control group

In the control group, fifteen subjects also had to meet the same criteria and did not perform any exercises or make changes in their daily living life.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tai Chi Chuan trainings

10 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan practice by 6-year experienced training teacher, 2 times per week, 60 min per session.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age from 60 years old;
* voluntary participation in the study;
* does not have chronic diseases or injuries that may affect physical activity,
* does not have physical and mental disorders;
* has no hearing impairment;
* does not smoke;
* does not use psychotropic substances;
* pulse from 40 to 100 beats per minute at rest;
* impaired or corrected vision;
* blood pressure up to 139/89 mmHg at rest;
* never had practice of Tai Chi Chuan

Exclusion Criteria

* persons suffering from: mental, oncological, cardiovascular, skeletal, muscular, respiratory disorders or diseases after physical exhaustion will not be invited to the study;
* after surgery; injuries (in last 3 years);
* contraindications to physical activity.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Lithuanian Sports University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rima Solianik, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lithuanian Sport University

Locations

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Lithuanian Sports University

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Site Status

Countries

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Lithuania

Other Identifiers

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LithuanianSportsU-4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id