Immediate Effect of Tai Chi Exercise in Healthy Volunteers

Adwin Life Care

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Tai Chi

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02320747

Adwin009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Tai Chi has been widely practiced as a Chinese martial art that focuses on slow sequential movements, providing a smooth, continuous and low intensity activity. It has been promoted to improve balance and strength and to reduce falls in the elderly, especially those 'at risk'. The potential benefits in healthy younger age cohorts and for wider aspects of health have received less attention.

The present study documented prospective changes in balance and vascular responses for a community sample of adults.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 to 25 years old
• Have given written informed consent
• Have a high school level of education
• Be healthy and psychologically stable as determined by screening for medical and psychiatric problems via a personal interview, a medical questionnaire, a physical examination, an electrocardiogram (ECG), and routine medical blood and urinalysis laboratory tests.
• Have an active interest in exploring and developing their spiritual lives
• Cigarette smokers must agree to abstain from smoking on session days
• Agree to refrain from using any psychoactive drugs, including alcoholic beverages, within 24 hours
• Agree that for one week before each session, refrain from taking any nonprescription medication, nutritional supplement, or herbal supplement except when approved by the study investigators.

Exclusion criteria

• Women who are pregnant or nursing
• Cardiovascular conditions: coronary artery disease, stroke, angina, uncontrolled hypertension, a clinically significant ECG abnormality
• Epilepsy with history of seizures
• Insulin-dependent diabetes
• Currently taking psychoactive prescription medication on a regular (e.g., daily) basis

Trial design

64 participants in 2 patient groups

Tai Chi Group

Experimental group

Description:

Experienced instructor at teaching tai chi delivered in a group setting in the community lasted approximately 40 minutes. Participants in the program served as an active control group that matched to the program and delivered.The class comprised mainly seated exercises including stretching, low-level strength, and low-level cardiovascular exercise. Participants walked (warm-up and cool-down) for 7 min in class, remaining seated or standing with arm support the rest of the time.

Treatment:

Other: Tai Chi

Control Group

No Intervention group