Trial reportAging clinical and experimental research2021
A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of Tai Chi on the instrumented timed up and go test in people with mild to moderate dementia.
Trial report in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02864056 (A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Tai Chi Alongside Usual Care With Usual Care Alone on the Postural Balance of Community-dwelling People With Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Tai Chi Alongside Usual Care With Usual Care Alone on the Postural Balance of Community-dwelling People With Dementia
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Tai Chi on physical performance, sleep, and quality of life in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- The Effectiveness of an Exercise Program on Muscle Strength and Range of Motion on Upper Limbs, Functional Ability and Depression at Early Stage of Dementia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- "TiC-TUG": technology in clinical practice using the instrumented timed up and go test-a scoping review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Effects of 12-week Tai Chi program on physical function, depression, and quality of life among cognitively impaired older adults: a feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Feasible Intervention through Simple Exercise for Risk of Falls in Dementia Patients: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Emerging Trends and Hotspots in Tai Chi Fall Prevention: Analysis and Visualization.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious research has identified that Tai Chi is effective for reducing risk of falls and improving timed up and go scores. However, our previous research identified no-significant difference in time to complete the timed up and go test following a Tai Chi intervention in people with dementia.
aimTo conduct a secondary analysis to extend our understanding of the effect of Tai Chi on the instrumented Timed Up and Go test.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial set in the community. People with dementia, recruited from NHS databases, memory clinics, local charities and self-referral across the south of England, received either 20 weeks of Tai Chi plus normal care or normal care. Outcomes were assessed using the instrumented Timed Up and Go test, completed at baseline and after 6 months.
resultsFrom 83 people with dementia volunteering for the study, 67 complete datasets were available for analysis. Within-group pairwise comparison across time revealed no-significant gains for any of the instrumented Timed Up and Go variables, and no-significant difference for between-group pairwise comparisons. DISCUSSION: This suggests that Tai Chi had no effect on the instrumented Timed Up and Go in people with dementia. This lack of effect may be due to the lack of specificity of the training stimulus to the outcome measure.
conclusionTai Chi had no effect on any instrumented Timed Up and Go variables, suggesting Tai Chi may not be best placed to enhance the sub-elements of the instrumented Timed Up and Go to reduce fall risk among community-dwelling people with dementia. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02864056.
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