Clinical trials: Tai ji
Healthy
Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Innate and Adaptive Immune Function
Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art that has been practiced for many centuries. Improvements in cardiorespiratory function, balance, muscular strength, flexibility in older subjects; preventing falls in the frail…
- Trial name
- NCT00172679
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dialysis; Complications, Chinese Medicine
Effect of Tai Chi on Symptoms in Hemodialysis Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of Tai Chi on symptoms in hemodialysis patients.The main question[s] it aims to answer are: the effect of Tai Chi on symptoms or the quality of life in hemodialysis…
- Conditions
- Dialysis; Complications, Chinese Medicine, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06412770
- Testing
- Tai chi, Tai Chi imagery, no-intervention
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Walking
Effects of Brisk Walking Combined With Tai Chi Chuan on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Selected Health Parameters Among Older Chinese Women
Aging is a problem that exists in many countries in the world. China has a large population base and a large number of elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT04936672
- Testing
- Brisk walking and Tai Chi Chuan
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bai Xiaorong
Child, Only
Effects of Taichi Exercises on Cardiorespiratory Fittness
Effects of tai chi exercises on cardiorespiratory fitness among scchool going childern. sample size is 30 .divided two groups into 15 15 members one group is giving hand and art crafts activity other is giving tai chi basics…
- Trial name
- taichi (NCT06673758)
- Testing
- tai chi exercises, Art and crafts activity
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Fall
Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults in Community Settings
Objective: To conduct a comparative efficacy and cost-effectiveness study of an evidence-based fall prevention program-Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB).
- Trial name
- NCT02287740
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, Multimodal Exercise, Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
OA Knee
Effects of Tai Chi Exercises on Patients Functional Status With Knee Osteoarthritis
Brief summary The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether Tai Chi exercise, used as an adjunct to standard physiotherapy, can improve balance, functional status, pain, and knee joint mobility in older adults (65-75…
- Trial name
- NCT07428343
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Comprehensive Inpatient Physiotherapy with other standard therapies, Kinect-Based Virtual Reality Balance Training with Biofeedback
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Grzegorz Mańko
Parkinson Disease
Comparing the Effectiveness of Shotokan-Karate vs. Tai Chi on Balance and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
The following study will be a comparison of balance and quality of life in Tai Chi training programs and Shotokan-Karate training programs in individuals with Parkinson's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03443752
- Testing
- Shotokan-Karate, Tai-Chi
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre
Combined Multicomponent Exercise and Tai Chi
Tai Chi Interventions on Physical Functions Among Older Adults
This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a multimodal exercise intervention on an objective measure of physical activity (PA), and objective and subjective measures of physical functions among older adults living…
- Trial name
- NCT07228169
- Testing
- Combined multicomponent exercise and Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cancer
Promoting the Application of Tai Chi to Improve the Fatigue in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients often experience Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) due to surgeries, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. CRF does not improve with sleep or rest and not only affects daily activities but can also significantly…
- Trial name
- NCT06243107
- Testing
- Tai-chi
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Tai Chi Chuan, Metabolomics
To Investigate the Metabolomics in the Subjects With Long Term Tai Chi Chuan Practice
The new biomedical technology including genomics and metabolomics will be applied to the subjects with TCC practice to investigate clinical symptoms and signs expression.
- Trial name
- NCT05854680
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheng-Teng Huang
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effectiveness of Tai Chi to Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between normal cognitive decline and dementia. Individuals with MCI are having an impairment in cognitive function compared with normal age-matched counterparts, while their…
- Trial name
- NCT04248400
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Conventional exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Tai Chi Exercise to Improve Physical Capabilities in Elderly With Sarcopenia
This study aims to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on the physical performance of elderly individuals diagnosed with sarcopenia.
- Trial name
- NCT07826000
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise, Elderly Gymnastics (Senam Lansia) Exercise
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Healthy Aging
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults - Phase II
This is a single-arm longitudinal feasibility study for older adults that involves a 12-week home-based Tai Chi program and includes four remote and/or in-person data collection visits.
- Trial name
- NCT05006261
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Tai Chi on Cognition, I-ADLs, and HRQOL in Older People With MCI
The prevalence of older people with cognitive decline is increasing since the aging population is growing substantially worldwide. Cognitive impairment places older adults at high risk for functional disability.
- Trial name
- NCT03404765
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Parkinson Disease
Effects of a Biomechanical-based Tai Chi Program on Gait and Posture in People With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with changes in gait and posture that can lead to a higher frequency of falls and injuries in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT04644367
- Testing
- Tai Chi intervention, Regular Physical Activity (control) group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Low Back Pain
Participating in T'ai Chi to Reduce Back Pain and Improve Quality of Life
The purpose of the study is to examine the implementation strategy, in terms of feasibility and the possible benefits, of a free online Zoom t'ai chi and qigong gentle movement and meditation program to reduce back pain and…
- Trial name
- NCT05801588
- Testing
- T'ai Chi and Qigong Rehabilitation, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
PTSD, Pain, Chronic
Feasibility of Remote Tai Chi
In the proposed trial, the investigators plan to refine interventions, then conduct a small randomized trial to provide critical information to inform a future large-scale randomized efficacy trial of Tai Chi for Post Traumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT05693805
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Wellness program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Morbid Obesity
Tai Chi as Physical Activity for Women With Morbid Obesity
This study investigated the use of Tai Chi as a feasible form of physical activity for women with morbid obesity utilizing an instructional digital video disc (DVD).
- Trial name
- NCT04106661
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Husson University
Students With Sleep Disorders
ai Chi Reduces Insomnia in College Students: Exploring Inflammatory Factor Roles
College student volunteers were recruited from a university in Anhui Province, China, and screened by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scale, and those with PSQI scores higher than 7 were considered to have clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT06200805
- Testing
- tai ji quan
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Temporal Interference Stimulation Combined With Tai Chi for Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study aims to evaluate whether individualized hippocampal transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) combined with Tai Chi training can improve cognitive function and dual-task performance in individuals with mild…
- Trial name
- NCT07799584
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation, Tai Chi Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport