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Feasibility Study of Tai Chi for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults

NCT05629650 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2022-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility of a 12-week program of Tai Chi for memory (TCM) among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and to determine the effects of TCM on physical functioning, depression, and health-related QoL. Two experimental groups will be recruited for inclusion criteria of community-residing older adults with a diagnosis of either MCI or Dementia.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi for memory

The adapted form of TCM will be provided at 60 minutes per session, twice a week for 12 weeks by a certified Tai Chi instructor who had experience in teaching older adults with cognitive impairments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Research Foundation, Singapore

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Chungnam National University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rhayun Song, PhD · Chungnam National University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-01
Primary Completion
2019-01-28
Completion
2022-01-10

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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