Status:
COMPLETED
Tai Chi Mind-Body Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 ...
Detailed Description
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the United States, affecting 21 million older people. Symptomatic knee OA in the elderly is one of the most frequent causes of loss of indep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 55 or older
- Body Mass Index (BMI) \<= 40 kg/m
- Pain on more than half the days of the past month during at least one of the following activities (walking, going up or down stairs, standing upright, or in bed at night
- Radiographic evidence of knee OA, defined as the presence of osteophytes in the tibiofemoral compartment and/or the patellofemoral compartment, as assessed on standing anterior/posterior and lateral views
- WOMAC pain subscale score, at least 1 of 5 (range 0 to 100 each) \>= 40 (visual analog version)
- Physically able to participate in both the Tai Chi and stretching and education programs
- Willing to complete the 12-week study, including twice a week Tai Chi or stretching and education sessions
- Willing to abstain from Tai Chi until completion of the program, if randomized to the stretching and education sessions
- Willing to abstain from stretching and education sessions until completion of the program, if randomized to Tai Chi
Exclusion
- Prior experience with Tai Chi or other similar types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine such as Qi gong, yoga, and acupuncture since these share some of the principles of Tai Chi
- Dementia, neurological disease, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease, renal disease, liver disease, or other serious medical conditions limiting ability to participate in either the Tai Chi or stretching programs as determined by primary care physicians
- Any intra-articular steroid injections in the previous 3 months or reconstructive surgery on the affected knee
- Any intra-articular Synvisc or Hyalgan injections in the previous 6 months
- Inability to pass the Mini-Mental Status examination (with a score below 24)
- Enrollment in any other clinical trial within the last 30 days
- Plan to permanently relocate from the region during the trial period
- Non English Speaking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00362453
Start Date
August 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
April 23 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Tufts Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111