The Effect of Tai Chi in Treating Fibromyalgia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Interventions: Other: Taichi; Other: Dance

• Registration Number: NCT02257034
• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu PLA General Hospital

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effect of Tai chi on Fibromyalgia

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-06
• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2022-12
• Study Completion: 2022-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• 40 years of age or older
• meeting the classification of FM per the 1990 ACR criteria
• approval by a healthcare provider for participation

Exclusion Criteria

• had practiced Tai chi within the past 6 months
• had exercised >30 min three times weekly for past 3 months
• could not independently ambulate without assistive devices
• had BPI pain severity or interference scores less than 5
• had planned elective surgery during study period
• were actively involved in health-related litigation
• were unwilling to keep all treatments/medications steady throughout the study period

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Taichi	Taichi	patients exercise with Tai chi
Control	Dance	patients under exercise of dance

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)	up to 48 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area Command PLA; 🇨🇳 Chengdu, Sichuan, China