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Tai Chi for Chronic Lower Back Pain

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
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Study Summary

There is a major gap in knowledge about safe and effective treatment options for older adults with chronic low back pain. This project will determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial evaluating Tai Chi, a promising "mind-body" intervention that seems particularly well-suited for older adults with chronic low back pain.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Lower Back Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3, 6, 12 months 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 in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire Score

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Tai ChiExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
twice weekly classes for 12 weeks and then weekly for 6 weeks, every other week for 6 weeks and monthly for 3 months
Group II: Usual Medical CareActive Control1 Intervention
the usual care to which participants are entitled by their health insurance
Group III: Health EducationActive Control2 Interventions
twice weekly classes for 12 weeks
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tai Chi
2014
Completed Phase 2
~1660

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Kaiser PermanenteLead Sponsor
538 Previous Clinical Trials
24,113,731 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
2016. "Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03299192.
~6 spots leftby Apr 2025
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