Tai Chi for Reducing Dual-task Gait Variability, a Potential Mediator of Fall Risk in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: Gloria Vergara-Diaz MD (Author), Kamila Osypiuk MS (Author), Jeffrey M Hausdorff PhD (Author), Paolo Bonato PhD (Author), Brian J Gow BS (Author), Jose GV Miranda PhD (Author), Lewis R Sudarsky MD (Author), Daniel Tarsy MD (Author), Michael D Fox MD (Author), Paula Gardiner MD (Author), Cathi A Thomas MS (Author), Eric A Macklin PhD (Author), Peter M Wayne PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives To assess the feasibility and inform design features of a fully powered randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effects of Tai Chi (TC) in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to select outcomes most responsive to TC assessed during off-medication states. Design Two-arm, wait-list c...