The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for People With demenTia

Summary

This is a three-centre parallel group randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation and intervention pilot phase (details not provided in this summary). The overall research question is: Can a Tai Chi exercise programme prevent falls among people with dementia (PWD), specifically among older PWD living at home?

Primary Outcome measure:

• dynamic postural balance (as a surrogate for falls).

Secondary outcome measures:

* to explore the effects of a Tai Chi exercise programme on static and functional postural balance, fear of falling, cognitive functioning, falls, and quality of life. Also to explore the effects of a Tai Chi exercise programme on their informal carer's dynamic and static postural balance, quality of life, and carer burden
* to determine the acceptability and safety of the Tai Chi intervention
* to inform the design of a future definitive clinical trial.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Accidental Falls

Interventions

OTHER

Tai Chi

Ancient Chinese form of mind/body gentle exercise; this will be done while standing to improve postural balance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Plymouth

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Southampton

  collaborator OTHER

• Elemental Tai Chi

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Alzheimer's Society

  collaborator OTHER

• Solent NHS Trust

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Bournemouth University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Samuel Nyman, PhD · Bournemouth University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-04-06

Primary Completion

2018-12-01

Completion

2018-12-01

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations