A Study Design to Investigate the Effect of Intense Tai Chi in Reducing Falls among Older Adults Transitioning to Frailty

This paper describes the study design, methodological considerations, and baseline characteristics of a clinical trial to determine if intense (48 weeks, twice per week) Tai Chi practice can reduce the frequency of falls among older adults transitioning to frailty compared to a wellness education pr...

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Published in:Controlled clinical trials 2001-12, Vol.22 (6), p.689-704
Main Authors: Wolf, Steven L., Sattin, Richard W., O'Grady, Michael, Freret, Nana, Ricci, Lois, Greenspan, Arlene I., Xu, Tingsen, Kutner, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena
Educational Status
exercise
Female
Frail Elderly
frailty
Georgia
geriatrics
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Personnel Selection - methods
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods
Research Design
Tai Chi
Tai Ji
wellness
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Summary:This paper describes the study design, methodological considerations, and baseline characteristics of a clinical trial to determine if intense (48 weeks, twice per week) Tai Chi practice can reduce the frequency of falls among older adults transitioning to frailty compared to a wellness education program. Twenty facilities will be stratified on socioeconomic status and facility type and randomly assigned to one of the two interventions. Secondary outcome measurements include variables related to function, behavior, and the biomechanics of movement. This study is unique because it represents an effort to offer a novel physical intervention to a large sample of transitional frail adults, a population that has received few formal exercise interventions. In addition to bringing the interventions into facilities, a 1-year follow-up is also included to assess rates of change in outcome measurements. Control Clin Trials 2001;22:689–704
ISSN:0197-2456
1879-050X
DOI:10.1016/S0197-2456(01)00168-4