The Central Sydney Tai Chi trial

The Central Sydney Tai Chi trial: A randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of Tai Chi in reducing the risk of falling in older people

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000071527

Enrollment

758

Registered

2006-02-21

Start date

2001-04-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study looks at whether a 16-week introductory Tai Chi programme, based in the community, will reduce the number of falls in older people and also whether Tai Chi will improve their balance

Interventions

A 16-week introductory, community-based Tai Chi programme for older people consisting of 1-hour classes held weekly

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Living in the community; no experience with Tai Chi for at least the previous 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

Degenerative neurological condition( such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease); a severely debilitating stroke; dementia; severe arthritis; marked vision impairment; or if unable to walk across a room unaided.

Outcome results