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Effect of Tai Chi Exercise on Mechanical Joint Loading in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT03621631 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2025-09-15

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Summary

This project is designed to identify the biomechanical mechanisms of Tai Chi (TC) exercise and test a novel optimized TC intervention by modifying newly identified mechanisms for those with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to assess the changes in mechanical load with the intervention. It combines unique real time torque biofeedback approach, and uses external knee adduction moment (EKAM) as modulation target tailored to TC intervention in this population. The potential benefit from this project is to provide biomechanical insights of TC and this novel TC approach may produce meaningful changes of mechanical load in these patients who can learn and practice safely during this intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Optimized Tai Chi intervention

Optimized Tai Chi intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Tai Chi intervention

Traditional Tai Chi intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    collaborator OTHER

  • Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-27
Primary Completion
2024-07-31
Completion
2024-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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