Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Tai Chi Training on Insomnia in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Angus Yu
Collaborating Sponsors:
Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Insomnia
Poor Sleeping Quality
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Elderly insomnia is a serious public health problem. Current conventional approaches for treating insomnia are not suitable or effective in elderly population. It has been previously demonstrated that...
Detailed Description
Elderly insomnia is a serious public health problem. It has been estimated over 50% of elderly have sustained sleep complaints. About 20-40% of the elderly worldwide are reported insomniac. In Hong Ko...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 60 years or older
- ethnic Chinese
- fulfill the DSM-V criteria for chronic insomnia including difficulties to initiate sleep, maintain sleep or non-restorative sleep with complaint of impairment of daytime functioning, sleep difficulty occurs at least 3 nights per week and is present for at least three months.
Exclusion
- cannot walk without assistive tool (e.g., cane)
- any serious somatic condition that prevent participation for Tai Chi/generic fitness activities
- current regular practicing of moderate exercise training or Tai Chi (\>3 times a week of \>30-min per session)
- any serious chronic diseases known to affect sleep (e.g., cancer and autoimmune diseases)
- under treatment of serious diseases known to affect sleep (e.g., cancer chemotherapy)
- any chronic pain disorders known to affect sleep.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
320 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02260843
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
August 1 2018
Last Update
July 22 2020
Active Locations (3)
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1
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 852
2
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 852
3
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China, 852