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Sitting tai chi meets video games: a new hope against frailty?

NCT ID NCT07616219

Disease control Sponsor: Hong Kong Metropolitan University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether a seated Tai Chi program, played like a video game, can help older adults in care homes who are at risk of muscle loss or frailty. Over 12 weeks, 152 participants will either do the exergaming Tai Chi or attend general health education sessions. The goal is to see if this fun, chair-based exercise can improve grip strength, balance, and daily function.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Exergaming-based sitting Tai Chi
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a fun, safe way for older adults to maintain strength and independence without needing to stand.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with 152 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 152 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * aged ≥60 years; * at risk of sarcopenia and/or prefrailty. At risk of sarcopenia is defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria: SARC-F (Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls) score ≥4, calf circumference \<34 cm for men or \<33 cm for women, while prefrailty is defined as a Fried Frailty Phenotype score of 1-2; * score ≥7 on the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the Abbreviated Mental Test; * can stand independently for assessment; and * can understand and follow intervention and assessment instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * absence of full diagnostic criteria is required; therefore residents with confirmed sarcopenia as defined by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 or confirmed frailty as defined by the Fried Frailty Phenotype (score 3-5) will be excluded; * severe cognitive, sensory, or communication impairments not adequately corrected with aids; * uncontrolled medical, neurological, orthopaedic, cardiovascular, or psychiatric conditions that preclude safe participation; * prior experience of regular practice of Tai Chi \>1 month; or * current participation in another clinical trial. * absence of full diagnostic criteria is required; therefore, residents with confirmed sarcopenia as defined by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 or confirmed frailty as defined by the Fried Frailty Phenotype (score 3-5) will be excluded; * severe cognitive, sensory, or communication impairments not adequately corrected with aids; * uncontrolled medical, neurological, orthopedic, cardiovascular, or psychiatric conditions that preclude safe participation; * prior regular practice of Tai Chi for more than 1 month; or * current participation in another clinical trial.

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Conditions

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Frailty Sarcopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Frailty at older adults Sarcopenia in elderly

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Locations

  • Exergaming Research Centre, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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