Medical Qigong for Mobility and Balance Self-Confidence

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04430751

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-12

Start date

2018-03-16

Completion date

2018-08-15

Last updated

2020-06-12

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Conditions

Falls, Balance Self-confidence

Brief summary

The population is aging and increasingly at risk for falls and fractures with substantial consequences to wellbeing, health and costs. Training interventions such as Tai Chi have been demonstrated to help reduce these risks. Tai chi is a subset of both martial and medical qi gong. This is a prospective intervention study with wait time control that will examine the ability of a manualized medical qi gong training protocol improve balance, gait and health self-confidence. The intervention is a 12 week manualized medical qi gong training program where students are taught a progressive series of 10 qi gong forms that are designed to build upon each other and restore balance and function. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization. The Community Balance and Mobility scale (a performance based measure) and Activities-specified Balance Confidence scale (a survey)will be the prime outcome instruments

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMedical QiGong training

The study intervention consisted of a 12-week training program that introduced students to a progressive series of 10 QiGong forms that are designed to build upon each other to restore balance and function and to enhance well-being. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Adults 50 years of age or older who presented at the two study locations (Massachusetts, Arizona) were considered eligible for participation

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to participate in informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Community Balance and Mobility Scale	through study completion, up to 16 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale	through study completion, up to 16 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026