Effect of Tai Chi on Functional Fitness of Elderly Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.

Detailed Description
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Degenerative arthritis is a common disease in the elderly , in recent years, there are young trends, the symptoms often cause great pain in the elderly, associated with lower physical exercise caused by decreased muscle mass, functional fitness performance Is also poor, affecting the ability of elderly people to live independently. Therefore, this study mainly explores whether the intervention of tai chi can improve the functional fitness of the elderly and reduce the pain index of the elderly. The study was designed to take the sample, which was divided into experimental group and control group. It was expected to receive 100 people. The subjects were asked to use the basic information, Karnofsky scale, The functional fitness test, the exercise conscious scale and the WOMAC pain scale were used as the research tools. The SPSS system was used to analyze whether the functional fitness index and the pain index were significantly different before and after exercise intervention. Whether the exercise intervention has an effect on the elderly.

Official Title
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Effect of Tai Chi on Functional Fitness of Elderly Patients With Degenerative Arthritis

Conditions
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Exercise Training

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: tai chi


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Elderly persons aged 65 or above who actively participate in community activities awareness MMSE score ≧ 25 and can use the Chinese, Taiwanese fluent communication can stand for more than 60 minutes and the Kirsley scale for the second to zero level. Exclusion Criteria: medical advice for those who can not exercise suffering from significant cardiovascular and heart disease suffering from high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes those suffering from skeletal muscle disease

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 65 Years
Maximum Age: 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: one group has exercise intervention<br>tai chi exercise intervention，two times a week and each time costs one hour | Behavioral: tai chi<br>* tai chi exercise intervention，two times a week and each time cost one hour<br>|
| No Intervention: no intervention<br>no intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| height | Measuring the height of the subject | 1 min | 
| Weight | Measuring the weight of the subject | 1 min | 
| Muscle strength | measuring how many times of sit and down can he do in 30 secs | 1 min | 
| Endurance | measuring how many times can he do knee pull-in in 2 mins | 2 mins | 
| Heart rate | measuring heart rate before and after knee pull-in | 2 mins | 
| Softness(sit and reach test) | sitting on the floor with legs stretched out straight ahead， With the palms facing downwards, and the hands on top of each other or side by side, the subject reaches forward along the measuring line as far as possible. | 1 min | 
| balance(One foot station) | measuring how long can he stand in one foot | 2 mins | 
| walking | walking for 10 meters and measuring how long participants take | 1 min |