A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi Chih or Health Education for Geriatric Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Geriatric depression is difficult to treat and frequently accompanied by treatment resistance, suicidal ideations and polypharmacy. New adjunctive mind-body treatment strategies can improve clinical outcomes in geriatric depression and reduce risk for side-effects of pharmacological treatments.

Methods

We conducted a 3-month randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and tolerability of combining Tai Chi Chih (TCC) or Health Education and Wellness training (HEW) with the stable standard antidepressant treatment on mood and cognitive functioning in depressed older adults (NCT02460666). Primary outcome was change in depression as assessed by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) post-treatment. Remission was defined as HAM-D ≤ 6; naturalistic foll

SUBMITTER: Lavretsky H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208421 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature