Clinical trials: Tai ji
Physical Activity, PTSD
Tai Chi and Wellness Education for Older Veterans
The primary purpose of this study is to examine physical fitness, PTSD, and satisfaction with a Tai Chi intervention for older (aged 60 and older), sedentary, trauma-exposed veterans, in comparison to a wellness education…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, PTSD, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT03624868
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Wellness Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Aging, Disability Physical
TechSAge Tele Tai Chi for People Aging With Mobility Disabilities
This study uses videoconferencing to deliver an evidence-based exercise program, Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis, to adults aging with long-term mobility disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04696887
- Testing
- Tele Tai Chi Intervention for Persons Aging with Long-Term Mobility Disabilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Physical Activity
Evaluation of Energy Expenditure and Cardiovascular Health Effects From Tai Chi and Walking Exercise
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for major mortality and morbidity rates in Hong Kong (HK) other than cancer. Increasing energy expenditure through regular exercise participation has been found to lower the risk of CVD…
- Trial name
- NCT02163798
- Testing
- 12-week instructor-led Tai Chi training program, 12-week instructor-led brisk walking training program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Young Adult
Tai Chi Exercise on Balance and Awereeness
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Tai chi exercises on balance and body awareness in younger adults. Forty-two healthy subjects between the ages of 18-25 who do not have any restriction to exercise participate…
- Trial name
- NCT03901677
- Testing
- Tai-chi training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Depressive Symptoms, Chronic Insomnia
Tai Chi Versus Conventional Exercise to Alleviate Depression in Insomniacs
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of Tai Chi and conventional exercise in alleviating depressive symptoms in older insomniacs.
- Trial name
- NCT05482646
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Conventional exercise, Health Education Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Breast Neoplasm Female, Symptom Cluster
Effects of a Traditional Chinese Exercise Program on Symptom Cluster in Breast Cancer Patients
The Medical Research Council Framework for Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions (MRC Framework) will be utilized to develop and evaluate an evidence-based tai chi intervention for managing the symptom cluster of…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasm Female, Symptom Cluster, Tai ji
- Trial name
- NCT04190342
- Testing
- control group, tai chi group
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Darwin University
Thoracic Neoplasms
The Effects of a Family-Centered Tai Chi Exercise on Lung Function and Mental Health of Patients After Thoracoscopic Surgery
To explore the effect of a family-centered, eight-week, progressive sit-to-stand Tai Chi exercise on lung function and mental health in patients after thoracoscopic surgery_
- Trial name
- NCT06104774
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Acute Effect of Tai Chi Versus Moderate-Intensity Combined Exercise on Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Cardiac Autonomic Control Parameters in Older Men and Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the elderly population is associated with compromised cardiovascular and metabolic functions, thereby necessitating the implementation of safe exercise interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT07113444
- Testing
- Tai Chi, Moderate-Intensity Combined Exercise (MICE), Control ( No Exercise )
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Prostate Cancer
Participating in Tai Chi to Reduce Anxiety and Keep up Physical Function
The goal of the proposed project is to test the implementation strategy, in terms of feasibility and utility, of an online Tai Chi intervention as a prehabilitation model to prepare prostate cancer patients and their caregivers…
- Trial name
- PEAK-RP (NCT05452824)
- Testing
- Tai Chi Prehabilitation, Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Accidental Falls
The Effect of Training Older Adults in Tai Chi and Compensatory Stepping on Balance Control
For the duration of 10 weeks, participants will be asked to maintain their current levels of physical activity and to take part in three testing sessions over the course of 10 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02188524
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wilfrid Laurier University
Parkinson Disease
Tai Chi Intervention by Telerehabilitation
Rational : A lot of people in the province of Quebec suffer from Parkinson's disease and they are mostly vulnerable because they gradually lose their autonomy with the worsening of the disease.
- Trial name
- TeleParkinson (NCT03985631)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Cancer
The MATCH Study: Mindfulness And Tai Chi for Cancer Health
Background: As more people survive cancer, the importance of research on effective interventions for improving quality of life (QOL) amongst survivors is growing.
- Trial name
- MATCH (NCT02801123)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR), Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for Cancer Patients
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Linda E. Carlson
Migraine, Migraine Disorder
Tai Chi and Acupuncture on Migraine Attack Prevention and Brain White Matter Changes
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of Tai Chi training and acupuncture on the migraine attacks and structural brain changes in women with episodic migraine.
- Trial name
- NCT06967909
- Testing
- Tai Chi training, Acupuncture
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Major Depressive Disorder
Tai Chi Training for Treating Depressed Chinese Americans
The goal of this research is to evaluate whether Tai Chi merits further investigation as a non-pharmacological therapy in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT01263730
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Chemotherapy
Feasibility Testing of a Tai Chi Program for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (TCT)
This research is being done to determine whether a 12-week virtual Tai Chi training program, designed to improve balance and small nerve fiber function, is feasible and acceptable among cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced…
- Conditions
- Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Chemotherapy, Peripheral Neuropathies, Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT06807294
- Testing
- Tai Chi Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Aging, Postural Balance
Tai Chi Intervention for Balance Function in Older Adults: Predictive and Modifying Roles of Circadian Age
This study investigates the effects of a 12-week Tai Chi intervention on balance function in community-dwelling older adults. Participants are randomly assigned to either a Tai Chi exercise group or a health education control…
- Conditions
- Aging, Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT07567976
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise, Health Education
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhide Liang
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
General Population
Effects of Dance and Tai Chi on Balance and Wellbeing on Healthy Adults
The aim of the proposed randomised controlled study is to compare the effects and efficacy between a dance, a Tai Chi and a waiting list control group intervention over an eight-week period on physical functions and mental…
- Trial name
- NCT06294080
- Testing
- Dance, Tai Chi
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wolverhampton
Spondyloarthritis
Tai Chi in Spondyloarthritis
Our hypothesis is that tai chi sessions would increase physical activity of patients with Spondyloarthitis. The main objective is to study the effect of tai chi sessions (16 vs.0) on global physical activity of Spondyloarthitis…
- Trial name
- TaiChiSpA (NCT04700150)
- Testing
- Tai Chi 2 month, Tai Chi 4 month
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain (cLBP)
Virtual Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain (Spine 2027)
This study tests whether a virtually delivered integrated tai chi, qigong, and meditation program, added to usual care, improves chronic low back pain, disability, quality of life, and healthcare costs compared with usual care…
- Trial name
- NCT07772154
- Testing
- Virtually Delivered Integrated Tai Chi, Qigong, and Meditation (VDTQM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College