Fall prevention in the elderly - A randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of Tai Chi Chua

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fall prevention; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98840266
• Lead Sponsor: etherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)

Brief Summary

Study protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16573825

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2005-03-01
• Study Start: 2006-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

1. Experienced a fall in the preceding year, or
2. Suffer from two of the following risk factors:
a. Disturbed balance
b. Mobility problems
c. Dizziness
d. The use of benzodiazepines or diuretics

Exclusion Criteria

1. Progressive disorders
2. Unable to undergo the intervention
3. Unable to fill in a Dutch questionnaire
4. Miss 80% of the lessons
5. Tai Chi Chuan performed in the preceding year
6. Not available during the next 4 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ew fall incidents

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Balance<br> 2. Fear of falling<br> 3. Blood pressure<br> 4. Heart frequency<br> 5. Some lung parameters<br> 6. Physical activity<br> 7. Self-efficacy<br> 8. Quality of life<br> 9. Mental health<br> 10. Severity of fall incidents and consequent injuries<br> 11. Medical consumption<br> 12. Compliance to intervention<br>