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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-IPR-15006131
Date of registration: 2015-03-12
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Public title: Tai Chi and Baduanjin improve cognitive function and balance capability in elderly adults
Scientific title: Tai Chi and Baduanjin improve cognitive function and balance capability in elderly adults
Date of first enrolment: 2014-03-05
Target sample size: Tai Chi group:25;Baduanjin:25;Control group:50;
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=10621
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Other
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Qin Wang, Zhengkun Lin   
Address:  No.1, Hua Tuo Road, Minhou Shangjie, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122
Telephone: +86 18860131376
Email: 406277503@qq.com
Affiliation:  Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Name: Jing Tao   
Address:  No.1, Hua Tuo Road, Minhou Shangjie, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122
Telephone: +86 13305029119
Email: taojing01@163.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Have no history of diseases about cognitive impairment or have not taken the cognitive drug;
2. Have no history of neuropsychiatric disorder;
3. Without conducing regular physical exercise for at least one year (the regular physical exercise means lasting over three months with the frequency of three or more times per week and at least 30 minutes every time);
4. age between 50 to 70 years;
5. signed the informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffer from severe illness, such as organ failure, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disease or other contraindications which aren't suitable for participating in Tai Chi or Baduanjin;
2. The score of Mini-Mental Status Examination(MMSE)<24 or Beck Depression Scale (BDI)>=14.


Age minimum: 50
Age maximum: 70
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
improve cognitive function and balance capability in elderly adults
Intervention(s)
Tai Chi group:Tai Chi exercise;Baduanjin:Baduanjin exercise;Control group:None;
Primary Outcome(s)
Cognitive function;cognition-related brain function;balance function;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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