Effects of Tai Chi on Health Fitness and Quality of Life in Youngsters with Visual Impairments: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 44
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT)
研究概览
简要总结
Investigators conducted a single-blind, randomized trial of Taijiquan exercise as compared with a control intervention consisting of wellness education and jogging for youngsters with visual impairments. Sessions lasted 60 minutes each and took place three times a week for 12 weeks for each of the study groups. The primary end point was a change in the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) at the end of 12 weeks. Secondary end points included summary scores of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)at the end of 12 weeks.
详细描述
- Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) for youngsters with visual impairments, including 20-meter lap scores, Body mass index (BMI), Dominant Grip Strength, Curl-Up, Trunk lift, Back-Saver Sit-and-Reach and Shoulder Stretch.
- Basic information about visually impaired youth, including age, gender, height, weight.
- summary scores of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
- summary scores of of the Medical Outcomes Study Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 10 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •The age ranges from 10 to 17 years old, regardless of sex.
- •had no previous experience as an athlete.
- •could follow simple instructions.
- •could walk without assistance.
- •could maintain a regular lifestyle during the experiment.
- •provided informed consent.
排除标准
- •The exclusion criterion applied to those who suffered any severe illness or ailment which hinders mobility.
结局指标
主要结局
Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT)
时间窗: One measurement was made from the day of random grouping, and another measurement was made within one week after 12 weeks of exercise intervention.
BPFT is a physical fitness test for youngsters with disabilities, including a section for youngsters with visual impairments.
次要结局
- 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey(One measurement was made from the day of random grouping, and another measurement was made within one week after 12 weeks of exercise intervention.)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)(One measurement was made from the day of random grouping, and another measurement was made within one week after 12 weeks of exercise intervention.)
研究者
Yanyun Zhang
Primary rehabilitation therapist
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine