Status:

COMPLETED

Improving Balance for Older Adults: Disseminating Tai Chi Fundamentals Through Community Organizations

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Conditions:

Older Aged Adults; Balance

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate how best to disseminate and implement Tai Chi Fundamentals® (TCF) in community settings for older adults with balance problems. TCF is a program designed for older adults with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • being 65 years and older
  • dwelling independently in the community
  • agreeing to be randomized
  • reporting a fall (to the ground or lower level in the last year or having a strong fear of falling.

Exclusion

  • using a walker indoors
  • having a terminal illness
  • being hospitalized or in a nursing home in the past 2 months
  • anticipated absence from two tai chi sessions and
  • receiving physical therapy or a community course or balance exercise program for falls prevention in the prior 2 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 31 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

197 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04447001

Start Date

August 31 2016

End Date

July 31 2017

Last Update

June 29 2020

Active Locations (3)

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1

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601

2

Goodman Community Center

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53704

3

Milwaukee County Department on Aging

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53205