Mild Cognitive Impairment
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:24 style Tai Chi exercise 12 weeks verus Muscle stretching exercise developed by physiotherapists at the department of Health of Hong Kong SAR.
Sponsors
Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects over 65 years old will be recruited from the centres at the Elderly Health Services (EHS) of the Department of Health (DH), District Elderly Community Centre (DECC) and residential homes (OAH) for the elderly; 2. Subjects satisfying international consensus criteria for MCI will be selected for further screening (listed below)(1); 3. Subjects assessed to be physically fit for training will be considered for recruitment; 4. For subjects with compromised motility, they will be assessed by an allied health professional for physical fitness of practising Tai Chi before recruitment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with clinical diagnosis of dementia 2. Subjects prescribed with anti-dementia agent for individual specific purposes. 3. Subjects with greatly impaired communication and language abilities. 4. Subjects with moderate to high risk of falls as assessed by the research therapist. 5. For subjects with unstable medical condition, the training will be suspended until their medical conditions became stabilized. 6. Subjects with daily practice of Tai Chi and other mind body exercise for over 6 months will be excluded to reduce confounding effects of pre-existing exercise.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive test scores;Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR);Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI);Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD);Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLinda CW Lam
Outcome results
None listed