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Virtual Tai ji Quan Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults

A Remotely Delivered Tai Ji Quan Intervention to Reduce Incidence of Falls in High Risk Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Who can join

Ages 65 to 90 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* age between 65 and 90 years and
* having had 1 or more falls in the preceding 12 months or having a score ≥12 seconds on the Timed Up\&Go (TUG) test.

Exclusion Criteria:

* showing a diagnosis of dementia or significant cognitive impairment, as indicated by a score of \<24 on the Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE, range: 0-30);
* being unable to ambulate independently for household distances; (c) having no medical clearance;
* having participated in any regular and structured tai ji quan-based or multicomponent exercise programs (≥2 times weekly) in the preceding 6 months;
* having any physical condition that would preclude participation in moderate-intensity exercise; and
* being unwilling to commit to the duration of the intervention or accept group assignment.

About the study

To examine two different exercise programs in reducing incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults

What is being tested

• Virtual tai ji quan: moving for better balance intervention (V-TJQMBB) (behavioral)
• Virtual multimodal exercise intervention (V-Multimodal) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Oregon Research Institute · Participants: 620 · Started: Sep 29, 2023

Contact the study team

• Fuzhong Li, Ph.D. · Phone: 541-484-2123

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05822466

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.