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Optimized Tai Chi intervention for Osteoarthritis

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Recruiting
Research Sponsored by Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 4 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is designed to study how Tai Chi exercise can help people with knee osteoarthritis by providing feedback on the biomechanical mechanisms of the exercise.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
change from baseline knee joint mechanical load at 4 weeks

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: optimized Tai Chi interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
optimized Tai Chi intervention
Group II: traditional Tai Chi interventionActive Control1 Intervention
traditional Tai Chi intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioOTHER
454 Previous Clinical Trials
90,716 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
25 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic MedicineLead Sponsor
15 Previous Clinical Trials
2,205 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)NIH
837 Previous Clinical Trials
669,683 Total Patients Enrolled
23 Trials studying Osteoarthritis
5,772 Patients Enrolled for Osteoarthritis
~9 spots leftby Jun 2025