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Tai Chi After Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD: A Randomized Trial

NCT01998724 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2018-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and effects of a 6-month tai chi exercise program as compared to a 6-month group walking program and standard care for patients with COPD that have recently completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

24 week tai chi intervention designed for individuals with COPD

BEHAVIORAL

Group Walking

24 week group walking intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH · BIDMC, Harvard Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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