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Feasibility and Efficacy of A Remote Tai Chi Program in Older Adults

NCT06918678 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2025-04-09

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Summary

This project is designed to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a remote Tai Chi program on older adults' 24-hour movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep patterns).

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

DEVICE

Tai Chi intervention

The Tai Chi program was delivered virtually via Zoom by a certified Tai Chi instructor for 12 weeks. Tai Chi forms employed in the class was adapted from an evident-based fall prevention program - Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance. This program is a research-based Tai Chi balance training regimen. The program composed of core adapted Tai Chi movements and various therapeutic movements as well as breathing exercises

OTHER

Usual care condiition

In the usual care condition, the investigators requested that participants maintain their regular activities during their time in the usual care condition. The participants were encouraged to refrain from Tai Chi, but not prohibited from engaging in Tai Chi, in the usual care period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-20
Primary Completion
2023-10-30
Completion
2023-10-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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