Dose-effect Relationship of Tai Chi on Health Promotion in Different Age Groups

Beijing Sport University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Cognitive Impairment; Sleep Disorder; Cardiovascular Diseases; Metabolic Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise group; Behavioral: Taichi group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06307483

20240108

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the physical and mental health status of middle-aged and elderly people of different ages and practicing Tai chi for different periods of time, so as to provide a strong theoretical basis and practical guidance for delaying age-related aging and preventing and treating the occurrence and development of chronic diseases.

Enrollment: 499 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 79 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women aged 20-79 years.
• People who practice Tai chi for a long time.
• People with long-term exercise habits.
• People who have no habit of exercising.

Exclusion criteria

• People currently participating in other interventions (e.g., nutrition, psychological, exercise, health education).
• People with cognitive impairment and movement disorders.
• Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (physician-diagnosed heart disease, such as coronary heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, acute myocarditis, pulmonary heart disease, etc.) in the past 6 months.
• People with other serious chronic diseases, such as asthma, cancer, chronic heart failure, severe depression, or other mental disorders.

Trial design

499 participants in 3 patient groups

Taichi group

Description:

Participants in the Tai chi group were regular Tai chi practitioners who had practiced Tai chi for at least 3 months, at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Taichi group

Exercise group

Description:

The subjects in the exercise group had regular exercise habits, and insisted on non-Tai chi exercise for at least 3 months, at least three times a week, at least 30 minutes each time.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise group

Control group

Description:

The subjects in the control group were people without long-term exercise habits.