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Tai Chi for Enhancing Motor and Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease

NCT02418780 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2016-08-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this feasibility study is to preliminarily evaluate the effects of Tai Chi - a mind-body exercise - on motor and cognitive function as well as quality of life in individuals recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Tai Chi

6-month Tai Chi exercise program meeting 2 times per week plus DVD for home practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Peter M Wayne, PhD · Harvard University Faculty of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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