Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:tai chi exercise
control group:Health education
Sponsors
Shanghai University of Sport
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participant selection will be based on the Classification Criteria of the American Rheumatism Association for OA of knee. Inclusion criteria are: 1. man or woman, with diagnostic criteria of definite OA of the knee (unilateral or bilateral) according to ACR clinical and radiographic criteria with reports of pain symptoms for at least 3 months; 2. Aged 60 to 70 years old; 3. medication not expected to change during the study period; d) able to ambulate for a minimum of 20-minutes, continuously, at their own pace with minimal reports of pain (3 out of 10 on a visual analogue scale) and able to be treated as an out-patient (appropriate footwear or adapted insoles necessary); 4. availability - 3 times a week over a period of 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are 1. inability to communicate in English or French or Chinese; 2. presence of pain at rest or at night; 3. has a medical condition involving hip or knee trauma, or intra-articular hip, or knee injection within one month; 4. exercise-induced or uncontrolled angina within three months, or severe dyspnea at rest; 5. terminal illness; 6. uncontrolled hypertension; 7. Other illness, judged by the patient or study physician to make participation in this study inadvisable; 8. bilateral total hip or knee arthroplasties; 9. current rehabilitation treatment or previous corticosteroids injection within the last 12 months or any other pain-related treatment besides medication for arthritis; 10. a Mini-Mental State Exam score of 23 or lower; 11. Surgery planned in the next year; 12. Individuals with obesity (body mass index > 30 kg/m2).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS;WOMAC Score;Lequesne Knee Score;the SF-36 Health Survey;Pittsburgh sleep quality index;Activities of Daily Living scale;The Berg Balance Scale;Time of up and walk;Functional Reach Test;the Short Physical Performance Battery;Movement biomechanical test;proprioception test of knee;reaction time;proprioception test of ankle;muscle strength test of knee and ankle; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYu Liu
Outcome results
None listed