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Trial reportExperimental gerontology2021

Tai chi improves psychoemotional state, cognition, and motor learning in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rima Solianik, Dalia Mickevičienė, Laura Žlibinaitė, Agnė Čekanauskaitė

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Experimental gerontology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05676047 (Symptom-Targeted Rehabilitation for Cognitive Complaints in Long COVID), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05676047 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Symptom-Targeted Rehabilitation for Cognitive Complaints in Long COVID (STAR-C3)

TypeinterventionalSponsorMcMaster UniversityRan2023 to 2025Enrolled100ConditionsLong COVIDArmsCognitive Rehabilitation, Education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rima SolianikDepartment of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania; Institute of Sports Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania. Electronic address: rima.solianik@lsu.lt.
Dalia MickevičienėDepartment of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania; Institute of Sports Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Laura ŽlibinaitėDepartment of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Agnė ČekanauskaitėDepartment of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lithuanian Sports University · LT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a 10-week tai chi intervention on psychoemotional state, cognition, and motor learning in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants aged 60-78 years were randomized to either a control group (n = 15) or a tai chi group (n = 15) for a 10-week period. The tai chi group received two, 8-form tai chi classes of 60 min duration per week. Changes in psychoemotional state, cognition, and the learning of fast and accurate reaching movements were assessed. In addition, the potential roles of the autonomic nervous system and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were investigated. Tai chi practice decreased (P < 0.05) perceived stress, whereas no change in autonomic nervous system activity was observed. Improvements in mental switching correlated with decreased depressive symptoms and increased BDNF levels (P < 0.05), whereas improvements in inhibitory control tended to correlate with BDNF levels (P = 0.08). Improvements in visuospatial processing tended to correlate with decreased depressive symptoms (P = 0.07) while improved visuospatial processing correlated with improved motor planning during learning tasks (P < 0.05). This study suggests that tai chi is an effective intervention that can be delivered under pandemic conditions to improve mental and physical function in older adults.

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COVID-19Tai JiAgedCognitionHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2BDNFCognitive functionDepressionHeart rate variabilityMotor functionStress

Identifiers

PMID33887380
PMCPMC8054611
OpenAlexW3155281868

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