the Effects of Individualized Tai Chi Training on Balance Control in Elderly
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 70
- 主要终点
- Time Up and Go
研究概览
简要总结
Traditional Tai Chi is too complex for most elderly individuals. There have been few reports regarding the development of simplified Tai Chi programs to suit the physical needs of elderly adults. However, these programs were not individualized according to the participants' balance control abilities.The investigators already developed an individualized Tai Chi program. This objective of the study was to investigate the effect of individualized Tai Chi training.
详细描述
Background: Balance control is an important skill for human to maintain a myriad of postures and activities. The elderly suffering from balance impairment by aging have high rate to increase fall-related injuries, restricted activities, declined physical functions, and decrease quality of life. Tai Chi (TC) has been demonstrated as an innovative way to promote balance function, which is a suitable exercise for older people because of its slow movement, changeable base of supports, multi-directions weight shifting and less impact on lower extremities. Recent systematic reviews have shown that TC exercises have significant benefits in improving balance control, but most of them are only connected with healthy elderlies. Actually, the long standing time and training duration, challenged recollection by its sequence forms, and complex coordination for upper and lower extremities of TC usually make it difficult to practice for some elderlies with poor physical functions. Therefore, the method of individualized TC exercise program, integrated with biomechanical analyses, is developed in this research. It can afford an easier and more applicable training for elderly to improve the balance abilities.
Purposes:To evaluate the effects of individualized Tai Chi training on balance control in elderly.
Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental design and prospective study. Participants were recruited and assigned into individualized TC, entire TC group and home-based education group
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participants in the study were community-dwelling volunteers aged over 65 years. Participants were ambulatory and did not
排除标准
- •have any history of
- •diagnosed central nervous system
- •vestibular pathology
- •cognitive impairment
- •visual deficit
- •fracture of lower limb in recent 6 months
- •with Tai Chi practice experience for more than 2 months.
- •severe hearing impairment to follow instruction
结局指标
主要结局
Time Up and Go
时间窗: 8 weeks
is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance
次要结局
- muscle strength of knee flexor and extensor(8 weeks)
- Berg balance scale(8 weeks)
- functional reach(8 weeks)
- muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexor and plantarflexor(8 weeks)
- muscle strength of hip flexor and extensor(8 weeks)
- muscle strength of hip abductor and adductor(8 weeks)
研究者
Wen-Hsu Sung
Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University