Health benefits of Tai Chi for older people with type 2 diabetes

Health benefits of Tai Chi for older people with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000715673

Enrollment

Registered

2005-11-04

Start date

2004-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Tai Chi - 2 x 1 hour classes per week for 4 months. All classes are supervised and led by an instructor.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Type 2 diabetesSedentaryAmbulatory without assistanceNo condition which would have precluded the planned exercises.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results