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Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults

NCT03299192 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2024-04-02

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Summary

There is a major gap in knowledge about safe and effective treatment options for older adults with chronic low back pain. This project will determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial evaluating Tai Chi, a promising "mind-body" intervention that seems particularly well-suited for older adults with chronic low back pain.

Conditions

  • Back Pain Lower Back Chronic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

Yang Style Tai Chi

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

Comprehensive Health Education relevant for Healthy Aging in Patients with Chronic Back Pain

OTHER

Usual Medical Care

Medications, PT, Complementary and Integrative Health and other miscellaneous treatments as appropriate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kaiser Permanente

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2020-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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