Effect of Tai Chi on Functional Fitness of Elderly Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Exercise Training Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Tai Chi on Functional Fitness of Elderly Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03660254
• Other study ID #: b409103042@tmu.edu.tw
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Taipei Medical University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.

Description:

Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Elderly persons aged 65 or above who actively participate in community activities

2. awareness MMSE score ? 25 and can use the Chinese, Taiwanese fluent communication

3. can stand for more than 60 minutes and the Kirsley scale for the second to zero level.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. medical advice for those who can not exercise

2. suffering from significant cardiovascular and heart disease

3. suffering from high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes

4. those suffering from skeletal muscle disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise Training
• Osteoarthritis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• tai chi
tai chi exercise intervention,two times a week and each time cost one hour

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Laozhuang Popular activity center	Taipei City

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chen Li Tien

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	height	Measuring the height of the subject	1 min
Primary	Weight	Measuring the weight of the subject	1 min
Primary	Muscle strength	measuring how many times of "sit and down" can he do in 30 secs	1 min
Primary	Endurance	measuring how many times can he do "knee pull-in" in 2 mins	2 mins
Primary	Heart rate	measuring heart rate before and after knee pull-in	2 mins
Primary	Softness(sit and reach test)	sitting on the floor with legs stretched out straight ahead, With the palms facing downwards, and the hands on top of each other or side by side, the subject reaches forward along the measuring line as far as possible.	1 min
Primary	balance(One foot station)	measuring how long can he stand in one foot	2 mins
Primary	walking	walking for 10 meters and measuring how long participants take	1 min