Seated Tai Chi Improves Dynamic Finger Pointing Task and Sitting Balance Control in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tai Chi; Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism

Treatments: Behavioral: Seated TC

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06928532

No.2019/1002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this prospective study is to investigate the effects of 3 months seated Tai Chi (TC) practice on the eye-hand coordination and sitting balance control of subjects with Parkinson's disease. The main objective it aims to answer are the effects of seated TC training on:

• Shoulder joint range of motion;
• Eye-hand coordination;
• Dynamic sitting balance control; and
• Quality of life in individuals with Parkinson's disease

Researchers compared seated TC training with a control group to see if it improved the aforementioned outcomes.

Participants completed:

• 3-month TC training of 24 sessions in total
• two sessions per week and each session lasted for 1-hour
• went on with their usual physical activities and routines outside the training

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD)
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scored over 24
• Individuals with mobility levels suitable for participation in seated TC

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Seated TC

Experimental group

Description:

Type of intervention: 12-form Yang-style seated Tai Chi routine23 under the supervision and guidance of a certified Tai Chi master Duration: 3 months (24 sessions in total) Frequency: 2 sessions per week, 1 hour per session

Treatment:

Behavioral: Seated TC

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group continued with their usual daily routines and activities