Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01126723
Effects of Tai Chi on Frailty in Elderly Adults
The Effects of Tai Chi on the Nonlinear Dynamics of Frailty in Elderly Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 66 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is determine the effects of Tai Chi exercise, as compared to an education-based control intervention, on cardiovascular and balance system function in older people at risk of developing frailty. We hypothesize that long-term Tai Chi training will improve specific nonlinear properties associated of cardiovascular and balance dynamics in this population.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Tai Chi | The Tai Chi intervention will consist of a 12 week, instructor-led, group-based Tai Chi training program (two, one-hour sessions per week). |
| OTHER | Education-Control | The Education-Control intervention consists of a 12 week, instructor-led attention control program consisting of health education and mind-body breathing exercises (two, one-hour sessions per week) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-09-01
- Completion
- 2013-09-01
- First posted
- 2010-05-20
- Last updated
- 2023-12-19
- Results posted
- 2015-01-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01126723. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.