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