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Tai Chi for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

NCT02222051 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2018-05-02

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Summary

In this study the efficacy of Tai Chi will be tested in comparison to conventional neck exercises and usual care in a randomized controlled trial. Tai Chi and neck exercises will be lead by a trained exercise therapist and Tai Chi instructor, both groups receive 12 weeks of training, once weekly for 60-90 min in a group setting. Pain, Disability, quality of life, wellbeing, stress perception, psychological distress will be used to determine effects.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

traditional chinese martial art meditative movement technique

BEHAVIORAL

Neck exercises

group exercises for strengthening and stretching neck and back muslces to alleviate neck pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gustav Dobos, Prof. · Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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