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The Efficacy of Tai Chi Training for the Prophylaxis of Migraine in Chinese Women

NCT03015753 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2022-05-19

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Summary

The proposed study aims to preliminarily test the effects of a 12-week Tai Chi training on the prophylaxis of episodic migraine in Chinese women, and to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, compliance and maintenance of Tai Chi exercise among this population.

Conditions

  • Migraine Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi training

The 12-week Tai Chi training will be prescribed with three 1-hour instructor-led sessions and two 1-hour self-practice sessions per week. A modified 32-short form Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan will be adopted. The instructor-led sessions will be operated by qualified Tai Chi masters. The training activity will be delivered in group. The group size is 15 to 18 persons.

OTHER

Waiting list control group

At the end of the trial, participants in this arm will be offered Tai Chi training similar as Tai Chi training (TC) group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yao Jie Xie, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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