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Trial registered on ANZCTR

Registration number

ACTRN12610000580077

Ethics application status

Approved

Date submitted

22/06/2010

Date registered

20/07/2010

Date last updated

20/07/2010

Type of registration

Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs

Public title

Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on Balance in Elderly with Low Bone Mass

Scientific title

The effects of Tai Chi Chuan on balance in the elderly with low bone mass

Secondary ID [1]

nil

Universal Trial Number (UTN)

Trial acronym

Linked study record

Health condition

Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:

Balance in the elderly with low bone mass

Condition category

Condition code

Musculoskeletal

Osteoporosis

Intervention/exposure

Study type

Interventional

Description of intervention(s) / exposure

A) Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is considered a form of Chinese exercise that has been described as enabling gains in fitness, strength, reducing pain and stress, improved cardiorespiratory function, postural balance and reduce the risk of falls in elderly. Taking into consideration the safety of players, based on the methodology of TCC Yang Style 24 movement, adapted for the elderly, mild, with simple exercises, short choreographies and with little change in direction.
B) The practice of TCC Yang Style was performed 24 movements with a frequency of twice a week, at the same time, lessons lasting 50 minutes for 12 weeks.
C) The TCC Yang Style was practiced by 34 elderly (all the subjects), administered by physical educator

Intervention code [1]

Treatment: Other

Comparator / control treatment

There is a control group who undergoes no treatment.

Control group

Active

Outcomes

Primary outcome [1]

Primary Outcome 1: improve balance in Elderly with low bone mass. Data collection was performed by three instruments for analysis of body balance, the questionnaire Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Reach Test (FST) and the force platform (PLAT ) AccuSway Plus brand AMTI

Timepoint [1]

Timepoint: after 12 sections of Tai Chi Chuan are completed by participants

Secondary outcome [1]

secondary outcome: improved agility, in Elderly with low bone mass.Data collection was performed by "Timed Up and Go" (TUG), test

Timepoint [1]

Timepoint: after 12 sections of Tai Chi Chuan are completed by participants

Eligibility

Key inclusion criteria

* Elderly upper 60 years old ;
* Not engaged in regular physical activity over the past three months
* Elderly that has certified doctor who informs that he is apt for Tai Chi Chuan practises.
*Elderly that has certified doctor who informs, he has low bone mass

Minimum age

60 Years

Maximum age

85 Years

Sex

Females

Can healthy volunteers participate?

Yes

Key exclusion criteria

* women who used any device to assist walking,
* symptoms such as complaints of dizziness or vertigo or that they could compromise to practical regular of physical activity or the accomplishment of some test.
*were excluded Elderly who practice regular physical activity

Study design

Purpose of the study

Prevention

Allocation to intervention

Non-randomised trial

Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)

Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)

Masking / blinding

Who is / are masked / blinded?

Intervention assignment

Other design features

Phase

Type of endpoint/s

Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of first participant enrolment

Anticipated

14/03/2009

Actual

Date of last participant enrolment

Anticipated

Actual

Date of last data collection

Anticipated

Actual

Sample size

Target

Accrual to date

Final

Recruitment outside Australia

Country [1]

Brazil

State/province [1]

Funding & Sponsors

Funding source category [1]

University

Name [1]

Universidade de Brasilia

Address [1]

Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia - CEP 70910-900

Country [1]

Brazil

Primary sponsor type

University

Name

Universidade de Brasilia

Address

Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia - CEP 70910-900

Country

Brazil

Secondary sponsor category [1]

None

Name [1]

Address [1]

Country [1]

Ethics approval

Ethics application status

Approved

Ethics committee name [1]

Committee of Ethics in Research - College of Sciences of the Health (CEP/FS)

Ethics committee address [1]

Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia - CEP 70910-900

Ethics committee country [1]

Brazil

Date submitted for ethics approval [1]

09/03/2009

Approval date [1]

14/03/2009

Ethics approval number [1]

20/09/2010

Summary

Brief summary

Objective: To evaluate the static postural balance in community-dwelling elderly women with low bone mass before and after 12 weeks of training Tai Chi Chuan training. 
Methodology: This is an experimental research involving a convenience sample. The study group consisted of 34 elderly women randomly selected from the database of a health clinic in the city of Sao Sebastiao - DF, 20 of them participated in Tai Chi Chuan classes and 14 did not. Tai Chi Chuan training was performed in Yang Style with 24 movements. Classes were held twice a week, for 12 weeks, at the same time of the day and lasted 50 minutes. Data concerning body balance were collected using four instruments: Berg Balance Scale questionnaire (EEB), "Timed Up and Go" (TUG), Functional Reach test (TAF) and the force platform (PLAT ) AccuSway Plus brand AMTI.
Results: Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann Whitney test for differences between groups and Wilcoxon test for intra-group differences and the significance level was p less than or equal to 0.05. TCC group significantly improved balance in EEB, TUG and in the variables of the PLAT: movement of the center of pressure in y axis (COPy) and 95% of ellipse area (Area95), provided with eyes closed in PLAT. No difference was observed in the TCC group concerning TAF and PLAT variables. The control group showed no significant differences in the tests. Conclusion: TCC can improve balance in independent older women with low bone mass.

Trial website

www.gepafi.com

Trial related presentations / publications

Public notes

Contacts

Principal investigator

Name

Address

Country

Phone

Fax

Contact person for public queries

Name

Marisete Peralta Safons

Address

Campus Universitario Darcy Ribeiro, Brasilia-DF - CEP 70910-900

Country

Brazil

Phone

+55-61-31072557

Fax

mari7ps@gmail.com

Contact person for scientific queries

Name

Nelida Amorim da Silva

Address

/DF 150; Km 4,5; Condominio Jardim Vitoria, modulo A casa 17; Sobradinho-DF – Brasilia- Brazil / CEP- 73090904

Country

Brazil

Phone

+55-61-81612026

Fax

nelidaamorim@yahoo.com.br

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