Remote Tai Chi for Knee Osteoarthritis

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Tufts Medical Center
Study ID
NCT06384898
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
50 Years - 100 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Remote Tai Chi — OTHER
    Tai Chi mind-body exercise is a complex, multi-component nonpharmacological intervention integrating physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral elements.

Study Details

The goal of this pragmatic randomized trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of remote Tai Chi to treat knee pain in adults with knee osteoarthritis. The main questions the trial aims to answer are: * Compared to routine care, will patients with Knee OA receiving remote Tai Chi exhibit greater improvement in knee-related pain (WOMAC pain score, primary outcome), pain interference (PROMIS-Pain Interference, secondary outcome), and health-related quality of life at 3 months? * Does remote tai chi decreases healthcare utilization and analgesic use over the one-year study period? Researchers will compare remote Tai Chi added to routine care to routine care alone to see if remote tai chi works to treat knee osteoarthritis pain. Participants will participate in remotely delivered web-based tai chi sessions, twice a week for 12 weeks, or will continue to receive routine care. Participants will be followed for 12 months after randomization.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 7, 2025
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
480 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Tai Chi + Routine Care
    The intervention will be delivered via a HIPAA-secure web-based video platform. All remote Tai Chi sessions will be 60 minutes, twice a week, for 3 months. All program components will use the Yang style Tai Chi, and every session will include warm up, review of principles, meditation with movement, breathing techniques and relaxation.
  • No Intervention: Routine Care
    Participants will be encouraged to continue their ongoing care for Knee OA by their providers. In addition, primary care providers and other participating clinicians in the health system will receive information from the study team on routine care or "2019 ACR Guideline-Based Care." At the end of the 12-month trial period, routine care participants will be offered access to recordings for the full 3-month Tai Chi program (24 sessions).

Primary Outcome Measure

WOMAC Pain Score [ Time Frame: 3 months from randomization ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Tufts Medical CenterBostonMassachusetts02111
Sherwood Alexis, MHA, MBA
[email protected]
617-636-5405
Chenchen Wang, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
William Harvey, MD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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