Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00611481
Study of Tai Chi Exercise and Balance in Persons With Parkinson's Disease
Phase II Study of Tai Chi Exercise in Relation to Balance in Persons With Parkinson's Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 195 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patients practicing Tai Chi will exhibit significant improvements in primary outcome measures of balance, and secondary outcomes of gait, physical performance, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Falls, muscle strength.
Detailed description
The study is designed to determine the effects of Tai Chi training on balance and other functional outcomes in persons with Parkinson's disease.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Tai Chi | a set of pre-designed Tai Chi Movements |
| BEHAVIORAL | Strength training | Lower-extremity strength training exercises |
| BEHAVIORAL | Low-Impact Exercise Control | a set of chair-based low-impact exercises |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-05-01
- Completion
- 2011-08-01
- First posted
- 2008-02-11
- Last updated
- 2011-10-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00611481. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.