Tai Chi Mind-Body Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
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Official title
Tai Chi Mind-Body Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: a Pilot Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi with an Attention Control intervention consisting of a stretching and wellness education program involving 40 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. We hypothesized that the participants receiving Tai Chi would show greater improvement in knee pain, physical and psychological functioning, and health-related quality of life than participants in the Attention Control group, and that the benefit would be mediated by effects on muscle function, musculoskeletal flexibility and mental health.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00362453
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 55 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 2005
- Primary completion
- Feb 29, 2008
- Completion
- May 31, 2009
- Last update posted
- Apr 22, 2019
2005 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology | Boston | Massachusetts | 02111 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 22, 2019 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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