Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Awereeness

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03901677
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: April 3, 2019
• Last Update Posted: April 30, 2020
• Sponsor: Baskent University
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Ayça Aytar TIĞLI, Baskent University

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Tai chi exercises on balance and body awareness in younger adults. Forty-two healthy subjects between the ages of 18-25 who do not have any restriction to exercise participate in our study. After recording the sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects, static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evaluated. Kinesthetic Ability Trainer will be used to assess static and dynamic balance and body awareness will be evulated with Body Awareness Questionnaire. All assessments will be done before and 12 weeks after the tai chi exercise. Tai-chi training will be performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week totally 12 weeks.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Young Adult	Other: Tai-chi training	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Tai-chi training was performed as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise was 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention was paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration was achieved. Slow and controlled movements were carried out by a specialized physiotherapist

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 42 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Masking Description: All assessments done by masked therapist to avoid bias who have no idea about intervention before and 12 weeks after the tai chi exercise.
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Body Awareness of Younger Adults
• Actual Study Start Date: January 8, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: April 2, 2019
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 2, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm

Intervention/treatment

Experimental: Tai-chi training; Tai-chi training performe as a group exercise. Duration for tai chi exercise will be 60 minutes for 2 days per week for 12 weeks. Each session includes 10 min warm-up and cool-down and 40 min Tai Chi exercises. During exercises, attention paid to correct positioning of the upper and lower extremity joints, and mentally concentration achieve. Slow and controlled movements will carry out by a specialized physiotherapist.

Other: Tai-chi training; Group exercise apply with physiotherapist

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Body Awareness Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 12 week ]
   Body awareness will be evaluated with Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ). It is a questionnaire composed of 4 subgroups (changes in the body process, sleep-wake cycle, estimation of the onset of the disease, estimation of the body reactions) and a total of 18 expressions to determine the normal or non-normal sensitivity level of the body composition. Subjects assess each item from 1 to 7. Higher scores on the BAQ indicates higher awareness.

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Balance Test [ Time Frame: 12 week ]
   Kinesthetic Ability Trainer (KAT) 3000 (KAT 3000, Berg, Vista, CA, USA) will be used to assess static and dynamic balance. The KAT 3000 consists of a movable platform supported on a central point by a small pivot. A tilt sensor on the platform is connected to a computer, which registers the deviation of the platform from a reference position 18.2 times each second. The distance from the central point to the reference position is measured at every registration. From the summation of these distances, a score, the balance index (BI), can be calculated (a low BI implies good ability to perform the balance test).

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 25 Years (Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects between the ages of 18-25,
2. Subjects who had lack of disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects with neurological symptoms,
2. Subjects with orthopedic problems,
3. Subjects with heart failure,
4. Subjects with respiratory distress.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Turkey

Baskent University

Ankara, Turkey, 06790

Sponsors and Collaborators

Baskent University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: ayca tigli, Phd; Baskent University

More Information

• Responsible Party: Ayça Aytar TIĞLI, Principal Investigator, Baskent University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03901677
• Other Study ID Numbers: KA19/10
• First Posted: April 3, 2019
• Last Update Posted: April 30, 2020
• Last Verified: April 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Keywords provided by Ayça Aytar TIĞLI, Baskent University:

exercise; Awareness; posture