A Brain Imaging Study of Tai Chi on Fibromyalgia

Massachusetts General Hospital1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJanuary 2013

ConditionsFibromyalgia

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Fibromyalgia
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Arterial spin labeling (ASL) before and after Tai Chi intervention.
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

To accomplish our Specific Aims, we propose to conduct a two-session fMRI experiment in up to 30 patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and up to 30 healthy controls. All subjects will be invited to complete the second, identical fMRI session about 3 months following completion of the first session. Fibromyalgia subjects will complete their scans before and after a 12-week Tai Chi intervention in collaboration with Tufts Medical Center.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2013

End Date

August 2020

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Jian Kong

Assistant Professor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Volunteers 18-50 years of age.
•Fibromyalgia for at least the past 3 months, as determined by the referring physician.
•At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.

Exclusion Criteria

•Specific causes of pain (e.g., cancer, fractures, spinal stenosis, infections)
•History of cardiac, respiratory, or nervous system disease that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes participation in the study because of a heightened potential for adverse outcome.
•Presence of any contraindications to fMRI scanning. For example: cardiac pacemaker, metal implants, fear of closed spaces, pregnancy.
•Criteria for healthy adults.
•Inclusion Criteria:
•Volunteers 18-50 years of age.
•At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.
•Exclusion Criteria:
•Chronic and acute pain (ex. Fibromyalgia).
•History of cardiac, respiratory, or nervous system disease that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes participation in the study because of a heightened potential for adverse outcome.