Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
CompletedNot applicableNCT03299192
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
There is a major gap in knowledge about safe and effective treatment options for older adults with chronic low back pain. This project will determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale trial evaluating Tai Chi, a promising "mind-body" intervention that seems particularly well-suited for older adults with chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Tai Chi
- Behavioral: Health Education
- Other: Usual Medical Care
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Start date
- 2016-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-03-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * • Be men or women at least 65 years of age * Have low back pain that has persisted for at least three months * Have had back pain on at least half the days in the last 6 months * Have at least moderate intensity low back pain * Have some activity limitations due to back pain * Be members of Kaiser Permanente Washington integrative health care system or have a regular source of health care and health insurance * Have normal cognition or only mild cognitive impairment * Be capable of understanding the study procedures and complying with them for the entire study period. * Live close enough to the class site for attendance to be practical * Give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Have certain specific conditions of LBP * Prior lumbar spine surgery * Have sciatica, or scheduled visits to a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon. * Receiving or seeking compensation for back pain * Red flags of serious underlying illness * Have practiced Tai Chi or yoga recently. Have other disabling conditions that might confound treatment effects * Conditions making consent or treatment difficult * Conditions making treatment unsafe or inappropriate * Unwillingness to give informed consent
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03299192