Tai Chi Exercise in Older People

A Randomized Trial of Tai Chi Exercise on Reducing Falls in Older Taiwanese People

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01039779

Enrollment

456

Registered

2009-12-25

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2015-05-19

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Conditions

Fallers Aged 60 Years and Older

Keywords

older fallers, tai chi

Brief summary

The effects of tai chi exercise and lower-extremity training on improving the primary outcome and secondary outcomes among older people will be compared.

Detailed description

Does not desire.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALExercise

Exercise will be taught every week over the 6-month intervention period at a subject's residence by instructors.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Persons aged 60 years and older and who require medical attention in the emergency rooms due to sustaining a fall.

Exclusion criteria

* A major unstable cardiopulmonary disease * Cognitive impairment * Contraindications to physical exercise * The inability to ambulate * Frail elderly.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To ascertain the occurrence of falls	18 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fall-related outcomes of physical and psychological functions will assessed using direct interviews or performance tests at the subject's residence	18 months

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026