Effects of Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga Practice in Older Adults | NCT00710853

Studies
Effects of Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga Practice in Older Adults

NCT00710853

Sponsor

Bastyr University

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

Jul 13, 2009Estimated

Enrollment

50Estimated

Phase

Not Applicable

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

YiRen Qi gong
Tai Chi
Hatha yoga

Countries

United States

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Jul 2009

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

May 2008

Primary Completion Date

Jun 2009Actual

Completion Date

Jun 2009Actual

First Submitted Date

Jul 2, 2008

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Jul 3, 2008

First Posted Date

Jul 4, 2008Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Jul 9, 2009

Last Update Posted Date

Jul 13, 2009Estimated

Name	Class
Gencare Incorporated	INDUSTRY

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Not provided

Is FDA Regulated Device

Not provided

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of an 8-week intervention using YiRen Qigong, Tai Chi or Hatha yoga in older adults (age 70 and above) residing at a Gencare senior living facility. Outcome measures completed at the beginning and end of each intervention period will be blood pressure, heart rate, perceived quality of life (PQOL)and a symptoms questionnaire (SF-36), ability and speed of walking 20 feet (for ambulatory participants), and neck and arm range of motion.

Detailed Description

Not provided

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

50Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
1	Experimental	YiRen Qi gong weekly class for 8 weeks	Other: YiRen Qi gong
2	Experimental	Tai Chi weekly class for 8 weeks	Other: Tai Chi
3	Active Comparator	Hatha yoga weekly class for 8 weeks	Other: Hatha yoga

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
YiRen Qi gong	Other	One hour weekly class for 8 week duration	1
Tai Chi

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Blood pressure		End of 8-week class
Heart rate		End of 8-week class
Quality of life (SF-36 and PQOL)		End of 8-week class

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Adverse events		End of 8-week class

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Be a resident of a Gencare Senior Living facility in Granite Falls, Lynnwood, Renton, Ballard and Lake City, WA
Be at least 70 years of age
Be willing to participate in the tai chi, qi gong and/or yoga classes
Willing to complete study-related outcomes assessments

Exclusion Criteria:

Not medically able to participate in the mild level of activity involved in the 3 interventions as determined by the resident's physician
Unable to complete study questionnaires or study procedures at screening

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

70 Years

Maximum Age

Not provided

Standard Ages

Older Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Mark Martzen, PhD	Bastyr University	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Gencare-The Village at Granite Falls		Granite Falls	Washington	98252	United States
Gencare-Scriber Gardens

Intervention Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D026302	Tai Ji

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D026441	Mind-Body Therapies
D000529	Complementary Therapies
D013812	Therapeutics
D026241	Exercise Movement Techniques

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