Virtual Tai ji Quan Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Virtual tai ji quan: moving for better balance intervention (V-TJQMBB), Virtual multimodal exercise intervention (V-Multimodal).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Accidental Fall. Basic parameters: 65 years — 90 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
A Remotely Delivered Tai Ji Quan Intervention to Reduce Incidence of Falls in High Risk Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Overview
To examine two different exercise programs in reducing incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults
Detailed description
This is a randomized controlled trial aimed at determining the effectiveness of a virtual and home-based tai ji quan intervention vs. a virtual and home-based multimodal exercise intervention in reducing incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults at high risk of falling
Interventions
- Behavioral Virtual tai ji quan: moving for better balance intervention (V-TJQMBB)
This intervention involves a tai ji quan exercise program, named tai ji quan: moving for better balance - Behavioral Virtual multimodal exercise intervention (V-Multimodal)
This intervention involves a multimodal exercise program that consists of balance, strength, light walking, and stretching exercises
Primary outcome measures
- Self-reported number of falls [Time frame: Monthly, baseline to 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (10)
- Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Timed up and Go (TUG) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- 30-second chair stand [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Dual-task walking [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Trail Making (A, B) [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Category Fluency [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Forward Digit Span [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Backward Digit Span [Time frame: Baseline, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months]
- Proportion of fallers [Time frame: At 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- age between 65 and 90 years and
- having had 1 or more falls in the preceding 12 months or having a score ≥12 seconds on the Timed Up\&Go (TUG) test.
Exclusion criteria
- showing a diagnosis of dementia or significant cognitive impairment, as indicated by a score of <24 on the Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE, range: 0-30);
- being unable to ambulate independently for household distances; (c) having no medical clearance;
- having participated in any regular and structured tai ji quan-based or multicomponent exercise programs (≥2 times weekly) in the preceding 6 months;
- having any physical condition that would preclude participation in moderate-intensity exercise; and
- being unwilling to commit to the duration of the intervention or accept group assignment.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Oregon Research Institute — Springfield
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05822466 · R01AG081206