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Tai Chi and Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT01258985 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 204

Last updated 2016-08-04

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Summary

We will conduct a large randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Tai Chi mind-body exercise and standard-of-care Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

12 weeks of Tai Chi

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Therapy

6 weeks of individualized Physical Therapy followed by 6 weeks of supervised Home Exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Tufts Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chenchen Wang, MD, MSc · Tufts Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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