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Influence exercise on falls

Influence of Tai Chi exercise on the risk of fall and fear of falls among the elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016120431234N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-01-28
Start date
2016-04-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Fall. Condition 2: Fear of Fall. Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Tai Chi exercise A type of ancient Chinese exercise that incorporates four light and Yang style for 10 weeks and three sessions per week, each session an hour (A t
Prevention
Lifestyle
Intervention group: Tai Chi exercise A type of ancient Chinese exercise that incorporates four light and Yang style for 10 weeks and three sessions per week, each session an hour (A total of 30 one-
Control group: Activities of daily living The control group without the knowledge of Tai Chi to their normal lives and did not do any specific exercise.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research,Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age over 60 years, living in society, lack of practicing Tai Chi in the past 12 months, have mental alertness, lack of medical contraindications for exercise, lack of mental disorders such as dementia early damage, Parkinson's, and the ability to perform actions sports are. exclusion criteria: serious or emergency situation threatening disease during exercise, inability to complete the exercise program, a fundamental change in drug regimen or older and participation in Tai chi is at least 20 sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fall Risk. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the fourth week after the intervention, eight weeks after intervention and the end of the tenth week. Method of measurement: Berg and Biodex Balance.;Fear of fall. Timepoint: First, the end of the fourth week, the end of the eighth week of the study. Method of measurement: Fes-I.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Yousefi

Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences

yousefi.reza66@gmail.com+98 51 3742 0932

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026