Tai Chi Chuan as Rehabilitation Program for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Summary

The patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is expected to rise to 439 million in 2030, accounting for 7.7% the population in the world. There are nearly 10 million T2DM patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among people over 65 years old , accounting for about 8% of the people over 65 years old in China. The medical cost for patients with T2DM/MCI is 2.5 to 4 times higher than those without T2DM. And T2DM will increase the risk of cognitive impairment, and lead to various complications which will bring serious social and medical economic burden.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Cognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi Chuan

Participants would take 24-form simplified Tai Chi Chuan 1 hour/session, 3sessions/week for 24 weeks. There were 10 minutes warm-up, 40 minutes Tai Chi Chuan lesson and 10 minutes cool-down exercises in the Tai Chi Chuan training. Besides, they would also take standard diabetic care education 0.5hour/session, 2 sessions/month for 6 months.

BEHAVIORAL

Fitness Walking

Participants would take fitness walking training 1 hour/session, 3sessions/week for 24 weeks. There were 10 minutes warm-up, 40 minutes fitness walking and 10 minutes cool-down exercises in the fitness walking training, the exercise intensity was 50% to 70% of the maximum heart rate. Besides, they would also take standard diabetic care education 0.5hour/session, 2 sessions/month for 6 months.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Diabetic Care Education

Participants would take standard diabetic care education 0.5hour/session, 2 sessions/month for 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Bao'an District People's Hospital of Shenzhen

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

  collaborator OTHER

• Peking University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

  collaborator OTHER

• Jing Tao

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-06-03

Primary Completion

2022-03-15

Completion

2022-08-20

Countries

• China

Study Locations