Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25116984›Full record

Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2014

Functional benefits of tai chi training in senior housing facilities.

Brad Manor, Matt Lough, Margaret M Gagnon, Adrienne Cupples, Peter M Wayne, Lewis A Lipsitz

Erratum issuedAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Circulating Mediators of Apoptosis and Inflammation in Aging; Physical Exercise Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  16. Effectiveness of exercise prescription variables to reduce fall risk among older adults: a meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Brad ManorInstitute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, Massachusetts; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Center for Dynamical Biomarkers and Translational Medicine, National Central University, Taiwan, China.
Matt Lough
Margaret M Gagnon
Adrienne Cupples
Peter M Wayne
Lewis A Lipsitz

Funding

HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$91.4M
VITAMIN D NUTRITION IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLYP01AG004390 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI LIPSITZ, LEWIS · 1985 to 2008
$13.2M
Translational Researchin Aging Trainnig ProgramT32AG023480 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI LIPSITZ, LEWIS · 2004 to 2024
$7.6M
Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (KL2)KL2RR025757 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$4.1M
Health Outcomes of Tai Chi in Subsidized Senior HousingR01AG025037 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI LIPSITZ, LEWIS, WAYNE, PETER MICHAEL · 2015 to 2019
$3.5M
Cerebrovascular Mechanisms of Slow Gait and FallsR01AG041785 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI LIPSITZ, LEWIS · 2013 to 2017
$2.4M
Nonlinear Dynamics of Frailty in AgingR37AG025037 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI LIPSITZ, LEWIS · 2006 to 2013
$1.6M
Modulating brain activity to preserve gait in older adults.K01AG044543 · NIA · HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED · PI MANOR, BRADLEY D. · 2014 to 2016
$373k
NCRR NIH HHS 1KL2RR025757-04NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR025757NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR025757NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NIA NIH HHS K01 AG044543NIA NIH HHS P01 AG004390NIA NIH HHS P01-AG004390NIA NIH HHS R01 AG025037NIA NIH HHS R01 AG041785NIA NIH HHS R37 AG025037NIA NIH HHS R37-AG025037NIA NIH HHS T32 AG023480NIA NIH HHS T32AG023480
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the effects of tai chi training on functional performance and walking with and without the addition of the performance of a cognitive task, in older adults living in supportive housing facilities.

designSecondary data analysis comparing a single-blind, randomized controlled trial of tai chi training with an attention-matched educational control intervention with crossover to tai chi.

settingTwo supportive housing facilities.

participantsSixty-six men and women living in supportive housing facilities entered the study, and 57 aged 87±7 completed all study procedures.

interventionInterventions consisted of two 1-hour-long instructor-led group sessions per week for 12 weeks. Tai chi training consisted of movements based upon the Yang-style short form. Educational sessions consisted of lectures and discussions of age-related health topics. MEASUREMENTS: Subjects were tested for physical function (Short Physical Performance Battery, SPPB), balance (Berg Balance Scale, BBS), mobility (timed up-and-go, TUG), and walking speed under normal and cognitive dual-task conditions.

resultsThe tai chi group exhibited greater improvement in SPPB scores (baseline 8.1±2.9, follow-up 9.0±2.6) than controls (baseline 8.2±2.6, follow-up 8.2±2.6) (P=.005). Tai chi also increased normal and dual-task walking speed (P<.001) yet did not affect BBS (P=.02) or TUG (P=.02) after accounting for multiple comparisons. The dual-task cost (percentage change) to walking speed was unaffected. After the crossover tai chi intervention, the control group improved performance in the SPPB, BBS, and TUG, and increased walking speed under normal and dual-task conditions (P=.008).

conclusionTai chi training may be a safe and effective therapy to help improve physical function and dual-task walking in very old adults living in supportive housing facilities.

Indexed as

Housing for the ElderlyTai JiTask Performance and AnalysisAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansMalePostural BalanceSingle-Blind MethodTreatment Outcomefrailtygaitmobilityrandomized controlled trialtai chi

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PMID25116984
PMCPMC4196697

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