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the Effects of Individualized Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in Elderly

NCT03659396 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2018-09-10

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Summary

Traditional Tai Chi is too complex for most elderly individuals. There have been few reports regarding the development of simplified Tai Chi programs to suit the physical needs of elderly adults. However, these programs were not individualized according to the participants' balance control abilities.The investigators already developed an individualized Tai Chi program. This objective of the study was to investigate the effect of individualized Tai Chi training.

Conditions

  • Tai Ji

Interventions

OTHER

individualized Tai Chi

individualized Tai Chi training exercise

OTHER

Entire Tai Chi

the classical Yang style Tai Chi program

OTHER

home-based program

Home-based exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

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