The Comparisons of Effects of Core Stability Exercise and Tai Chi on Core Muscle Performances in Elderly

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tai Ji

Treatments: Behavioral: Core exercise; Behavioral: Tai Chi exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04887363

KMUH-IRB-20120427

Details and patient eligibility

About

Core muscles and core stability has a key component in the postural control or balance. However, no clear evidence has been found for the positive relationship between core stability and postural control in the elderly, and the effects of core stabilizing training on postural control or balance in the elderly. The purposes of this project are to investigate the effects of core stability training program on muscle strength, muscle performance, and balance outcomes in elderly adults.

Full description

In this pretest, posttest design study, elderly adults enrolled and assigned to the core exercise group or Tai Chi exercise group, the core exercise group received core exercise intervention comparing to Tai Chi exercise group participated Tai chi exercise program as a control group.

The young adults group were also enrolled for a reference group, not received any exercise intervention and just only received the measurements once.

Participants in the two elderly group will receive 12-week, 36-session exercise-based core stability training class. The each 60 minutes core exercise class focuses on exercise for improving strength, endurance of core muscles and trunk stability.

Participants need complete baseline assessments of muscle performance, and balance ability measures 1 week prior and 1 week and 12 weeks following the intervention.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Core exercise group and Tai Chi exercise group

   1. healthy community-dwelling older adults (60-74 years old)
   2. not received any core stability or Tai Chi Chuan training within the previous 6 months
   3. independent in basic daily living activities
   4. able to move freely without any assistance

2. Young adults group a. Their age should be ranged between 20 - 59 years

Exclusion criteria

All group

1. have a history of orthopedic surgery on spine or lower extremity
2. have any spine pathology (e.g., spondylolisthesis, disc herniation)
3. have a pain over back or lower limbs to affect the ability to perform activities of daily living
4. had a history of vestibular disease (e.g., Meniere' s disease)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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71 participants in 3 patient groups

Core exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The healthy community-dwelling older adults (60-74 years old), who had not received any core stability or Tai Chi Chuan training within the previous 6 months, were recruited in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities and able to move freely without any assistance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Core exercise

Tai Chi exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The healthy community-dwelling older adults (60-74 years old), who had not received any core stability or Tai Chi Chuan training within the previous 6 months, were recruited in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities and able to move freely without any assistance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tai Chi exercise

Young adults group

No Intervention group

Description:

The healthy young adults who have not any neurological, musculoskeletal or rheumatic disease were recruited as a reference group. They would not receive any training program in the study.