Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Petra EM Zeeuwe
ORCID ID
Contact details
PO Box 1738
Rotterdam
3000 DR
Netherlands
+31 (0)10 4632119
p.zeeuwe@erasmusmc.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
Nil known
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Nil known
Protocol/serial number
22000131
Study information
Scientific title
Fall prevention in the elderly - A randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of Tai Chi Chuan
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Tai Chi Chuan can reduce fall incidents in the elderly living at home who are at risk of falling.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomized controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Fall prevention
Intervention
Tai Chi Chuan lessons for a period of 13 weeks, twice a week for 1 hour
Control: no intervention
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
New fall incidents
Secondary outcome measures
1. Balance
2. Fear of falling
3. Blood pressure
4. Heart frequency
5. Some lung parameters
6. Physical activity
7. Self-efficacy
8. Quality of life
9. Mental health
10. Severity of fall incidents and consequent injuries
11. Medical consumption
12. Compliance to intervention
Overall trial start date
01/09/2003
Overall trial end date
01/03/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Experienced a fall in the preceding year, or
2. Suffer from two of the following risk factors:
a. Disturbed balance
b. Mobility problems
c. Dizziness
d. The use of benzodiazepines or diuretics
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
270
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Progressive disorders
2. Unable to undergo the intervention
3. Unable to fill in a Dutch questionnaire
4. Miss 80% of the lessons
5. Tai Chi Chuan performed in the preceding year
6. Not available during the next 4 months
Recruitment start date
01/09/2003
Recruitment end date
01/03/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
PO Box 1738
Rotterdam
3000 DR
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Sponsor details
Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334
PO Box 93245
The Hague
2509 AE
Netherlands
+31 (0)70 349 5111
info@zonmw.nl
Sponsor type
Research organisation
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) - 22000131.
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Study protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16573825
Publication citations
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Study protocol
Zeeuwe PE, Verhagen AP, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, van Rossum E, Faber MJ, Koes BW, The effect of Tai Chi Chuan in reducing falls among elderly people: design of a randomized clinical trial in the Netherlands [ISRCTN98840266]., BMC Geriatr, 2006, 6, 6, doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-6-6.