Study of Tai Chi Exercise and Balance in Persons With Parkinson's Disease
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Parkinson's Disease
In brief
Patients practicing Tai Chi will exhibit significant improvements in primary outcome measures of balance, and secondary outcomes of gait, physical performance, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Falls, muscle strength.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00611481
- Run by
- Oregon Research Institute
- People needed
- 195
- Starts
- 2008-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-10-12
Who can join
Age: 40 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients who have:
- A diagnosis of idiopathic PD, with a disease severity rating of stage I to IV on the Hoehn and Yahr scale (Hoehn \& Yahr, 1967)
- At least 1 score of 2 or more for at least 1 limb for either the tremor, rigidity, or bradykinesia item of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
- Stable medication usage
- Not participated in a structured exercise program (i.e., not involved in any routine, organized physical activity program lasting 30 minutes or more per day, such as a gym program or regularly scheduled instructor-led exercise class) in the previous 2 months
- Ability to stand unaided or walk independently; had a personal physician's or neurologist's clearance for participation; and had a willingness to be assigned to intervention conditions.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who:
- Participate in any other behavioral or pharmacological research study
- Have cognitive decline (Mini-Mental State Examination score, ≤ 24) (Folstein et al., 1975)
- Have self-reported diagnosis of Alzheimer disease or other severe neurological (stage III and IV PD)
- Have evidence of progressive or debilitating conditions (metastatic cancer, severe heart or lung disease, crippling arthritis) or severe losses in vision and hearing that would limit their tolerance to testing and training procedures, that would interfere with study participation
- Are unavailable during the study period.
Where it is running
- Oregon Research Institute — Eugene, Oregon, United States
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