Effect of a Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise program for the prevention of conditions requiring long-term care in community-dwelling elderly

Effect of a Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise program for the prevention of conditions requiring long-term care in community-dwelling elderly - Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise regimen for the prevention of conditions requiring long-term care (Tai Chi care)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000006991

Enrollment

Registered

2012-01-01

Start date

2012-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Disuse syndrome

Interventions

The first-intervention group participated in the Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise once a week for 3 months from January to March 2012. Next, they participated in exercises twice a week for 9 months from April

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The community-dwelling elderly aged 60 years and older.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Participants who could not adapt to the exercise 2.Independent walking is impossible 3.Significant limitations in their activities of daily of living 4.Severe heart and/or respiratory disease 5.Participants having acute and/or chronic orthopedic disease, and who were presently receiving medical treatment 6.Participants having a severe motor impairment of the upper/lower-extremities 7.Cerebrovascular or cardiovascular events reported within the past 6 months 8.Patients having severe infectious disease 9.Other conditions that resulted in the participants being considered to be ineligible based on the opinion of the researcher

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Term for evaluation Pre, during and post intervention; follow-up, 12-month Evaluation items 1.Physical function and physical ability: grasping power, knee extension force, trunk anteflexion, gait speed, time for single leg balance with open or closed eyes, timed up & go test, functional reach test, time for standing from long-sitting position 2.Vascular endothelial function: cardio ankle vascular index (CABI), ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) 3.Health-related quality of life: SF-36	—

Measure

Time frame

Term for evaluation Pre, during and post intervention; follow-up, 12-month Evaluation items 1.Physical function and physical ability: grasping power, knee extension force, trunk anteflexion, gait speed, time for single leg balance with open or closed eyes, timed up & go test, functional reach test, time for standing from long-sitting position 2.Vascular endothelial function: cardio ankle vascular index (CABI), ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) 3.Health-related quality of life: SF-36

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Term for evaluation Pre, during and post intervention; follow-up, 12-month Evaluation items 1.The frequency of participation; practice of the exercise at home 2.Body composition 3.Abdominal circumference 4.Physical activity self-efficacy 5.Daily activity ability: Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology index of competence	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakuo Nomura

Kansai University of Welfare Sciences Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

tnomura@tamateyama.ac.jp072-978-0088

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026