Tai Chi/Qigong Exercise Persistence Among Residents of Senior Housing

D'Youville College

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Instructor contact

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01006447

DYC-023

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized field trial uses a self-report daily exercise log to answer the research question: Does frequency of instruction influence tai chi/qigong home practice exercise persistence among residents of Senior housing?

Enrollment: 77 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Resident of Senior housing,
• Ability to engage in mild exercise
• Vision sufficient to view TV medium
• Willingness to engage in tai chi/qigong training and practice.

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Unable to attend initial training session

Trial design

77 participants in 2 patient groups

Instructor contact 1 class

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Instructor contact

Behavioral: Instructor contact

Instructor contact 4 classes

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Instructor contact

Behavioral: Instructor contact