NCT04734613

Tai Chi for Behavioral Modification Among Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

Tai Chi Applied Behavioral Modification Program for Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome: Randomized Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chungnam National University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is the randomized trial to explore the effect of behavioral modification program (Tai Chi vs. self management) on adults with metabolic syndrome. The outcome variables include health behavior, metabolic syndrome indicators, quality of life.

Detailed description

1. venue: the individuals with diagnosis of metabolic syndrome are recruiting from university hospital outpatient clinic or primary clinic. 2. inclusion criteria: diagnosed of metabolic syndrome, agree to participate either programs, no history of participating regular exercise program past 6 months. 3. intervention: The behavioral modification program consisting of Tai Chi exercise (twice a week for 12 weeks) and self-management program (6 sessions every two weeks) is provided to the participants who randomly assigned to either group. Short form Yang style Tai Chi (16 movements) were led by trained Tai Chi practitioners, and self-management program were provided by nurse educators.

Conditions

• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tai Chi exercise	Yang style Tai Chi 16 movements
BEHAVIORAL	self management	health education and dietary counseling

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-10
• Primary completion: 2022-01-28
• Completion: 2022-01-28
• First posted: 2021-02-02
• Last updated: 2022-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea