NCT04887363

The Comparisons of Effects of Core Stability Exercise and Tai Chi on Core Muscle Performances in Elderly

The Comparisons of Effects of Core Stability Exercise and Tai Chi on Core Muscle Performances, Core Stability and Balance in Community-living Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Core muscles and core stability has a key component in the postural control or balance. However, no clear evidence has been found for the positive relationship between core stability and postural control in the elderly, and the effects of core stabilizing training on postural control or balance in the elderly. The purposes of this project are to investigate the effects of core stability training program on muscle strength, muscle performance, and balance outcomes in elderly adults.

Detailed description

In this pretest, posttest design study, elderly adults enrolled and assigned to the core exercise group or Tai Chi exercise group, the core exercise group received core exercise intervention comparing to Tai Chi exercise group participated Tai chi exercise program as a control group. The young adults group were also enrolled for a reference group, not received any exercise intervention and just only received the measurements once. Participants in the two elderly group will receive 12-week, 36-session exercise-based core stability training class. The each 60 minutes core exercise class focuses on exercise for improving strength, endurance of core muscles and trunk stability. Participants need complete baseline assessments of muscle performance, and balance ability measures 1 week prior and 1 week and 12 weeks following the intervention.

Conditions

• Tai Ji

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Core exercise	Participants will receive12-week, 60 minutes, 36-session exercise-based core stability training class. Participants need complete baseline assessments of muscle performance, and balance ability measures 1 week prior and 1 week and 12 weeks following the intervention. All subjects will receive two post-exercise measurements at 13th week and 25th week.
BEHAVIORAL	Tai Chi exercise	Participants will receive 12-week, 60 minutes, 36-session Tai Chi exercise training class. Participants need complete baseline assessments of muscle performance, and balance ability measures 1 week prior and 1 week and 12 weeks following the intervention. All subjects will receive two post-exercise measurements at 13th week and 25th week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-03
• Primary completion: 2015-06-30
• Completion: 2015-06-30
• First posted: 2021-05-14
• Last updated: 2021-05-14