Skip to content

The biomechanical effectiveness of the Taichi exercise in the management of knee OA: a randomized controlled trial.

The biomechanical effectiveness of the Taichi exercise in the management of knee OA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000033370
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-05-29
Start date
2020-06-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee OA

Interventions

Sponsors

Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The diagnostic criteria of KOA refer to the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis (2018 edition) formulated by the Chinese society of traditional Chinese medicine in 2018. (1) repeated pain in past one month; (2) X-ray film (standing position or weight-bearing position) showed knee joint space narrowing, subchondral osteosclerosis and/or cystic change, osteophyte formation at joint edge; (3) Aged 40-70 years; (4) The morning stiffness time <=30min; (5) With bone friction sound (feeling). Meet (1) + any 2 of (2), (3), (4), (5) iteams can be diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous hip/knee replacement surgery or planning to undergo hip/knee surgery during the trial; 2. Patients with knee joint tumor, tuberculosis, suppuration and disease affecting joint structure and function; 3. Patients with diseases that hinder participation in and influence the completion of the study, such as myocardial infarction or stroke, congestive failure, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, diabetes, severe systemic disease, and severe mental illness in the past three months; 4. Any test drugs being used in the past 30 days; 5. at the same time to participate in other clinical trials, unable to complete the instruments.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
WOMAC scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
muscle co-conrtaction;kinetics data of the knee;kinematics data of the knee;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Min

Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

mzhang@shutcm.edu.cn+86 18616986987

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026