Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT04430751
Medical Qigong for Mobility and Balance Self-Confidence
The population is aging and increasingly at risk for falls and fractures with substantial consequences to wellbeing, health and costs. Training interventions such as Tai Chi have been demonstrated to help reduce these risks. Tai chi is a subset of both martial and medical qi gong.
This is a prospective intervention study with wait time control that will examine the ability of a manualized medical qi gong training protocol improve balance, gait and health self-confidence.
The intervention is a 12 week manualized medical qi gong training program where students are taught a progressive series of 10 qi gong forms that are designed to build upon each other and restore balance and function. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.
The Community Balance and Mobility scale (a performance based measure) and Activities-specified Balance Confidence scale (a survey)will be the prime outcome instruments
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Conditions
Age range
50 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Adults 50 years of age or older who presented at the two study locations (Massachusetts, Arizona) were considered eligible for participation
Exclusion criteria
- Unable to participate in informed consent
Treatment and study plan
Medical QiGong training
BehavioralThe study intervention consisted of a 12-week training program that introduced students to a progressive series of 10 QiGong "forms" that are designed to build upon each other to restore balance and function and to enhance well-being. These forms involve both physical movement and visualization.
Primary outcomes
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Community Balance and Mobility Scale
Time frame: through study completion, up to 16 weeks
Secondary outcomes
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Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale
Time frame: through study completion, up to 16 weeks
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2018
- Primary completion
- 2018
- Study completion
- 2018
- First posted
- Jun 12, 2020
- Registry last updated
- Jun 12, 2020
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