Tai Chi and Wellness Education for Older Veterans

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Conditions studied: Physical Activity, PTSD, Satisfaction

In brief

The primary purpose of this study is to examine physical fitness, PTSD, and satisfaction with a Tai Chi intervention for older (aged 60 and older), sedentary, trauma-exposed veterans, in comparison to a wellness education attention control. Secondary outcomes include physical activity, depression, well-being, late-onset stress, functional status, cognition, and exercise self-efficacy. Outcomes will be examined pre- to post-intervention and in comparison to the control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03624868

Run by

VA Boston Healthcare System

People needed

24

Starts

2019-01-29

Expected to finish

2022-04-20

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-03

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 60 or older
• Have experienced a traumatic event (determined through telephone screening)
• English-speaking
• Considered to be sedentary
• Not planning to relocate in the next three months
• Reports ability to attend group sessions.

You may not qualify if…

• Lacks the capacity to provide consent
• Unable to stand for the duration of a 60-minute Tai Chi intervention
• Has major medical, psychiatric, or neurological disorder or has a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury,
• Change in psychotropic or pain medication during the past month
• Regular current Tai Chi, formal mindfulness meditation program, or yoga practice
• Unwillingness to be randomly assigned to group
• Engagement in another treatment study that might impact findings

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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