The impact of Tai Chi on the health of the elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Elderly.Senility
- Registration Number
- IRCT201703267529N12
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahed University Vice chancellor for research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 132
Inclusion Criteria
Patients’ willingness to participate in this study; Age over 60;
Absence of sensory and motor disabilities; Cognition health(according to Abbreviate Mental test: score above 7); Ability to speak and understand Persian; Recently no Tai chi exercise; Not taking anti -anxiety and depression drugs; Geriatric depression scale score above 8; 6-Minute Walk test; having no drug addiction and alcohol; having no history of mental illness in the last month and sedative use
Exclusion criteria: patient’s unwillingness to continue the collaboration in this study; absenteeism for more than two sessions; appearance of pain or other physical or mental problems that prevent the intervention; Older adults’ death.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Happiness. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: Oxford Happiness Scale.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: LEIPAD quality of life questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: GDS questionnaire.;Blood level of glucose. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: Blood glucose measurement (glucometry).;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: checklist.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: checklist.;Pulse rate. Timepoint: Prior to the intervention, four weeks after the intervention and a eight weeks. Method of measurement: checklist.