The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for People With demenTia

This is a three-centre parallel group randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation and intervention pilot phase (details not provided in this summary). The overall research question is: Can a Tai Chi exercise programme prevent falls among people with dementia (PWD), specifically among older PWD living at home? Primary Outcome measure: • dynamic postural balance (as a surrogate for falls). Secondary outcome measures: * to explore the effects of a Tai Chi exercise programme on static and functional postural balance, fear of falling, cognitive functioning, falls, and quality of life. Also to explore the effects of a Tai Chi exercise programme on their informal carer's dynamic and static postural balance, quality of life, and carer burden * to determine the acceptability and safety of the Tai Chi intervention * to inform the design of a future definitive clinical trial.