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Evaluation of the effectiveness of digitized Tai Chi in treating knee osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of digitized Tai Chi in treating knee osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000201
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-09
Start date
2024-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Exposed group:Modified taijiquan
Non-exposed group:Yang's 24-form simplified Tai Chi training
High exposure group:Number intelligence to improve Taijiquan

Sponsors

First Teaching Hospitnl of Tianjin University of Traditionnl Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Mainly KOA patients with knee pain, no surgical indications. 2) 18= age =65 years old. 3) Kellgren Lawrence standard rated as level I or Level II; Knee joint motion range =120°, flexion contracture =15°. 4) Informed consent and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with serious diseases of heart, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system. 2) Patients who received KOA treatment with other methods within 2 weeks. 3) Patients with cardiovascular diseases, asthma, gastrointestinal diseases, bleeding disorders, ulcerative diseases, perioperative period, long-term alcohol consumption or taking anticoagulant drugs (such as warfarin), suspected or have a history of drug abuse. 4) Pregnant, pregnant or lactating women, mental patients, etc. 5) For other reasons, the doctors of the research group unanimously determined that it was not suitable for inclusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
WOMAC;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
PPT;ROM;SF-36;Muscular tone;Surface electromyography test;fMRI;Lysholm;VAS;Gait evaluation;Berg balance scale;Evaluation of lower limb muscle thickness by B-ultrasound;Electroencephalogram test;

Countries

the People's Republic of China

Contacts

Public ContactAifeng Liu

First Teaching Hospitnl of Tianjin University of Traditionnl Chinese Medicine

draifeng@163.com+86 138 0309 1533

Outcome results

None listed

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