NCT04690244

The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan in Older Adults

The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on Cognitive and Motor Functions in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lithuanian Sports University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

30 healthy older participants were enrolled in the study and were randomly classified into two groups. In the experimental group (n = 15) participants received 10-week Tai Chi Chuan practice intervention, in the control group (n=15) participants were asked do not change their living habits in 10 weeks. All participants had no practice Tai Chi Chuan before.

Detailed description

All participants had to proceed with familiarization with cognitive function tests before all measurements and evaluation. Study protocol began in the early morning after overnight fasting (10.7 ± 4.7 h). Firstly, participants were asked to lay in the supine position for 15 minutes in rest to measure resting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) during the last 10 minutes and blood pressure afterward. Subsequently, participants completed PSS-10 and HADS questionnaires, and then a venous blood sample was taken for BDNF and irisin concentrations measurements. Then measurements of cognitive functions and motor learning were performed. After baseline assessments, participants were randomized to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group subjects (n=15; 13 women) participated in 10 weeks Tai Chi practice. In the control group, participants (n=15; 13 women) were instructed do not to engage in any additional sports practice. All tests and measurements were repeated after 10 weeks in the same order as it was at the beginning of the study.

Conditions

• Healthy Aging
• Motor Learning
• Cognitive Function

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tai Chi Chuan trainings	10 weeks of Tai Chi Chuan practice by 6-year experienced training teacher, 2 times per week, 60 min per session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-29
• Primary completion: 2020-09-10
• Completion: 2020-09-10
• First posted: 2020-12-30
• Last updated: 2020-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lithuania