Tai Chi for Behavioral Modification Among Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Tai Chi exercise; Behavioral: self management

• Registration Number: NCT04734613
• Lead Sponsor: Chungnam National University

Brief 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-10
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-28
• Study Completion: 2022-01-28
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of metabolic syndrome
• adults who agree to participate either behavioral modification programs for 12 weeks
• be able to understand the questionnaire and follow the exercise or education program

Exclusion Criteria

• who attend regular exercise program past 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tai Chi intervention	Tai Chi exercise	Tai Chi exercise intervention provided twice a week for one hour for 12 weeks
self management	self management	self management program provided 6 sessions (one hour per session) for 12 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Cardiac health behavior scale	change from baseline health behavior score at 3 months	cardiac health behaviors scale including exercise, diet, stress management, health responsibility, and smoking - 25 items in 4 point Likert scale
Change in blood glucose	change from baseline blood glucose at 3 months	HbA1C
Change in blood pressure	change from baseline blood pressure at 3 months	systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
change in lipid profile	change from baseline lipid profile at 3 months	high density lipoprotein(HDL), low density lipoprotein(LDL), total cholesterol, triglyceride
Change in abdominal obesity	change from baseline waist circumference at 3 months	waist circumference (in centimeters) will be measured with indicator on upper hip bone

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in quality of life	change from baseline QOL score at 3 months	health related quality of life (by SF36 v.2) to calculate mental and physical components in 100 points

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chungnam National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Daejeon, Korea, Republic of