The effect and mechanism of Taichi on chronic low back pain comorbid depressive symptoms based on fNIRS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300077099

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-10-31

Start date

2023-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-06

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

Conditions

Chronic low back pain comorbid depressive symptoms

Interventions

Taichi group:12 weeks of Taichi training while receiving conventional treatment

Control group:The control group did not receive Tai Chi intervention during the trial period, only received conventional treatment and retained the previous lifestyle, and could choose to receive the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18–65 years; 2. The patient was diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain, the duration of low back pain symptoms was more than 3 months, the chief complaint of pain symptoms was at least 3 days per week, and the visual analogue score (VAS) of pain symptoms was = 3 points; 3. The total score of Beck Depression Scale (BDI-II) was 13 or above; 4. Able to live independently; 5. Agree to receive Tai Chi training, voluntarily participate in this study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain symptoms > 8 points; 2. Have been diagnosed with depression and need to take antidepressants; 3. Regularly practicing tai chi for any reason within the past 6 months or practicing tai chi, yoga or Qigong for nearly half a year to treat lower back pain; 4. Have specific or underlying causes of low back pain (such as sciatica, spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, recent vertebral fractures, etc.); 5. Have a serious underlying systemic or visceral disease (such as inflammatory disease, malignancy, unexplained weight loss, infection, or trauma); 6. Pain in other parts of the body is more serious than low back pain; 7. History of lumbar surgery; 8. History of drug and alcohol abuse; 9. Any other disability or dysfunction that may affect the treatment effect; 10. Exercise intervention contraindications; 11. fNIRS evaluation contraindications; 12. Body mass index (BMI) 30

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms;Dysfunction;Quality of life (QoL);Pain catastrophization;resting state functional connectivity (rsFC);	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYuling Wang

The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

wangyul@mail.sysu.edu.cn+86 130 5444 5587

Outcome results

None listed

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