Clinical trials: Tai ji
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Physical Inactivity
Online Tai Chi Plus Fitbit After ACS
This projects studies the role of tai chi exercise and wearable fitness trackers to promote physical activity in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors.
- Trial name
- Mind2Move (NCT05699642)
- Testing
- Tai chi + wearable
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Healthy
Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Innate and Adaptive Immune Function
Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art that has been practiced for many centuries. Improvements in cardiorespiratory function, balance, muscular strength, flexibility in older subjects; preventing falls in the frail…
- Trial name
- NCT00172679
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke, Cognitive Impairment
A Sitting Tai Chi Programme for Chronic Stroke Survivors With Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment
Introduction Stroke remains the third leading cause of death and disability combined. Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is a common neurological sequela that may affect up to 80% of stroke survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT07512739
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Assessing Pain, Patient Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health
The APPROACH Study (Assessing Pain, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health) assesses the effects of use of practitioner-delivered CIH therapies alone compared to the combination of self-care and…
- Trial name
- APPROACH (NCT05097521)
- Testing
- Practitioner-delivered CIH therapies, Combination of practitioner-delivered and self-care CIH therapies, Self-care CIH therapies
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,603 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Self-Management Plus Tai Chi Easy
The purpose of this project is to increase access to diabetes care and education for adults aged 40-64 years old who are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and are unable to attend education and support classes due to their…
- Trial name
- NCT06180655
- Testing
- Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) plus Tai Chi Easy (TCE)™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Knee Osteoarthritis, Mind-body Exercise
Tai Chi for Knee OA Pain Management: a Mechanistic Study
This study is to determine how 8-week Tai Chi intervention alters plasma endocannabinoid and its receptors in monocytes/marcrophages, plasma oxylipinds, plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor, brain white matter…
- Trial name
- NCT04046003
- Testing
- Tai chi exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Brain Connectivity and Response to Tai Chi in Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects after up to 1 year of supervised weekly Tai-Chi-Chi versus Health Education and Wellness classes on reduction of depressive symptoms and improvement in resilience, health…
- Trial name
- NCT02460666
- Testing
- Tai-Chi-Chih (TCC), Health Education and Wellness Classes (HEW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Dementia
Effect of Tai Chi on Osteoarthritic Knee Pain in Elders With Mild Dementia
This is the first study to test the effect of Tai Chi on pain from knee osteoarthritis in community-dwelling elders with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT01528566
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Attention control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cognitive Dysfunction
Tai Chi Chuan as Rehabilitation Program for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
The patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is expected to rise to 439 million in 2030, accounting for 7.7% the population in the world.
- Trial name
- NCT04416841
- Testing
- Tai Chi Chuan, Fitness Walking, Standard Diabetic Care Education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Jing Tao
Stroke
Tai Chi for Stroke Rehabilitation on Balance and Cognition
Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, is a low intense aerobic exercise characterized by continuous movements that embrace the mind, body, and spirit.
- Trial name
- TCSR (NCT02868840)
- Testing
- Tai Chi exercise, symptom management
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Chungnam National University
Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Tai-Chi and Aerobic Exercise to Improve Emotional Symptom Cluster in Late-stage Lung Cancer Patients
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of Tai-Chi and aerobic exercise on the emotional symptom cluster, and the underlying mechanism of that cluster, in late-stage lung cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05778708
- Testing
- Tai-Chi intervention, Aerobic exercise intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Forward Head Posture
The Recovering Strategy on Forward Head Posture in Chinese Adolescents: Tai Chi and Manual Therapy
Forward head posture (FHP) is a prevalent deformity that can cause various health issues in adolescents. The programs combining manual therapy (MT) and stability exercises (SE) have shown better effectiveness than stability…
- Trial name
- NCT05804539
- Testing
- Manual therapy, Tai Chi, Tai Chi and Manual therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Northeast Normal University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Self-Reported Memory Concerns
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Tai Chi for Dual-Task Mobility and Cognitive Function in Older Adults With Cognitive Decline
This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with Tai Chi on dual-task mobility, cognitive function, and physical function in older adults with mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07863518
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Aging
Health Outcomes of Tai Chi in Subsidized Senior Housing
The proposed study will determine whether Tai Chi is an effective and practical intervention to improve overall function and lower health care utilization in an expensive, vulnerable population of seniors that is more…
- Trial name
- Mi-WISH (NCT02346136)
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Dementia, Accidental Falls
The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for People With demenTia
This is a three-centre parallel group randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation and intervention pilot phase (details not provided in this summary).
- Trial name
- TACIT (NCT02864056)
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Chronic Pain
Effects of Tai Chi on Multisite Pain and Brain Functions in Older Adults
The main purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week Tai Chi program for community-dwelling older adults with chronic multisite pain and a history of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT03086772
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Light Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Parkinson Disease (PD)
Enhanced Tai Chi for Parkinson's Disease (Enhanced Tai Chi PD)
This pilot study evaluates whether a structured, Parkinson's disease-specific Tai Chi programme ("Enhanced Tai Chi") can improve motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- ETC-PD (NCT07297368)
- Testing
- Enhanced Tai Chi (Enhanced-Tai-Chi-PD), Usual Treatment (Standard Clinical Care)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Aging, Frailty
Intervention Study of Mind-Body Physical Activity in Frail Institutionalized Elderly
Few previous studies have explored the effects of mind body approaches on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in frail elderly. Cognition and action are an inseparable whole while functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT00623532
- Testing
- Mind-body exercises, Adapted Tai-chi
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Association de Recherche Gerontologique
Stroke
Robot-Assisted Tai Chi for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Tai Chi Training (RATT) versus conventional rehabilitation in improving upper limb motor function post-stroke, and to explore the neuromuscular mechanisms of RATT.
- Trial name
- NCT06897631
- Testing
- Robot-Assisted Tai Chi Training, Conventional rehabilitation training
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Jing Tao
Healthy Aging
Tai Chi, Physiologic Complexity, and Healthy Aging
To evaluate the effects of Tai Chi-a mind-body exercise--on age-related loss of physiological complexity (using fractal and entropy based measures), and to understand the relationship between complexity, function and…
- Trial name
- NCT01340365
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University Faculty of Medicine