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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02257034
Date of registration: 02/10/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Chengdu PLA General Hospital
Public title: The Effect of Tai Chi in Treating Fibromyalgia
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: August 2014
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02257034
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

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



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fibromyalgia
Intervention(s)
Other: Dance
Other: Taichi
Primary Outcome(s)
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) [Time Frame: up to 48 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
TC20140601
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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