Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211189, China.
Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Trials. 2024 Sep 9;25(1):599. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08447-5.
Tai Chi (TC) holds a unique and valued place in promoting the physical and mental health of college students. Its significance is underscored by its incorporation as a compulsory physical education course in every university in China. TC, with its rich tradition, places a strong emphasis on posture control as a core sports ability. However, the students in Tai Chi Elective Course (TCEC) have very poor posture control ability. This study protocol investigates the potential of Tan Tui (TT) to address these issues, as TT is a fundamental skill for beginners of traditional Chinese martial arts and has a track record of enhancing lower limb strength and balance, making it a promising choice for improving posture control in TCEC.
METHODS/DESIGN: To investigate the impact of different intensities of TT exercises on posture control in TCEC students, we have designed a randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled trial. Seventy-six students in the TCEC will be randomly divided into low-intensity Tan Tui (LTT), medium-intensity Tan Tui (MTT), and high-intensity Tan Tui exercises group (HTT) and control group (CON), each with 19 people. The LTT group, MTT group, and HTT group will be given different intensity of TT exercises, and the CON group will be given regular TCEC. The intervention period will be 6 weeks (2 times a week, 20 min each time). At baseline (before), 4 weeks of intervention (middle), and 6 weeks of intervention (after), the Unipedal Stance Test (UST), the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), 60°/s angular velocity knee joint flexion and extension relative peak torque (RPT), and knee joint position perception (KJPP) will be evaluated.
This is the first randomized controlled trial protocol from the perspective of training intensity to evaluate the effect of different intensity of TT exercises on posture control of students in TCEC. Should our research reveal a significant intervention effect, the results will offer preliminary, higher-quality evidence supporting the positive impact of varying intensities of Tan Tui exercises on posture control in TCEC students.
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2000039109. Registered on October 17, 2020.
太极拳（TC）在促进大学生身心健康方面具有独特而重要的地位。在中国，每所大学都将其作为必修体育课程，这凸显了它的重要性。太极拳以其丰富的传统，强调姿势控制作为一项核心体育能力。然而，参加太极拳选修课程（TCEC）的学生姿势控制能力非常差。本研究方案旨在探讨谭腿（TT）是否有潜力解决这些问题，因为谭腿是中国传统武术初学者的基本技能，并且有增强下肢力量和平衡的记录，因此是提高 TCEC 学生姿势控制能力的有前途的选择。
方法/设计：为了研究不同强度的 TT 练习对 TCEC 学生姿势控制的影响，我们设计了一项随机、双盲、平行对照试验。TCEC 中的 76 名学生将被随机分为低强度谭腿（LTT）、中强度谭腿（MTT）和高强度谭腿（HTT）锻炼组和对照组（CON），每组 19 人。LTT 组、MTT 组和 HTT 组将进行不同强度的 TT 练习，CON 组将进行常规 TCEC。干预期为 6 周（每周 2 次，每次 20 分钟）。在基线（前）、4 周干预（中）和 6 周干预（后）时，将进行单足站立测试（UST）、星状偏移平衡测试（SEBT）、60°/s 角速度膝关节屈伸相对峰值扭矩（RPT）和膝关节位置感知（KJPP）评估。
这是第一个从训练强度角度评估不同强度 TT 练习对 TCEC 学生姿势控制影响的随机对照试验方案。如果我们的研究显示出显著的干预效果，结果将提供初步的、更高质量的证据，支持不同强度的谭腿练习对 TCEC 学生姿势控制的积极影响。
中国临床试验注册中心 ChiCTR2000039109。注册于 2020 年 10 月 17 日。
