The 8 Section Brocade Tai Chi Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT04204213 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3505.2715
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Tai Chi exercises have increasingly grown in popularity among older adults in the past decades. It has been well studied to its efficacies in proportion with the management of elderly fall prevention and mineral-structured bone density enhancement. Nevertheless, existing study sources do little exemplified a quantifiable measures of effects in patients suffer from osteoarthritis of knees being impacted from a routine performance of Tai Chi.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee; Tai Chi; Exercise Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total physical activity metabolic equivalent of task (MET)-minutes per week

  The international Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form is designed to measure physical activity, and standardize measures of health-related physical activity behavior through 8 questions and divide patients into 3 activity groups. The health-enhancing physical activity level of category is for those people who either engaged in (1) ≥ 1500 MET-minutes on vigorous-intensity activity for at least three days, OR (2) at a combination of walking, moderate to vigorous intensity activities accumulative performance to ≥ 3000 MET-minutes per week. The Minimally Active level category is considered at the enrollment of (3) ≥ 20 mins vigorous activity for at least three days, OR (4) moderate-intensity activity or walking for ≥ 30 mins for at least five days, OR (5) any combination of walking, moderate/vigorous-intensity activities for at least 600 MET-minutes per week.

  6 Months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Symptoms and Physical Functional Disability Scores

  6 Months

• Client Satisfactory Questionnaires Scores

  6 Months

Study Arms (1)

8 Section Brocade Tai Chi Therapy

Subject participants with end stage osteoarthritis knee were enrolled into a customised multidisciplinary education program that consisted of one hour healthcare education seminars followed by another hour of 8 Section Brocade (Baduanjin) sitting Tai Chi classes for 4 consecutive weeks.

Behavioral: Tai Chi Exercise

Interventions

Tai Chi Exercise BEHAVIORAL

8 Section Brocade (Baduanjin) sitting Tai Chi classes + Healthcare Education seminars

8 Section Brocade Tai Chi Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Population with knee osteoarthritis.

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed in symptomatic knee OA of Kellgren Lawrence (KL) grade 3 or 4, and have elected on list waiting for lower limb arthroplasty surgery
• Aged 55 or above
• Able to ambulate independently
• Able to communicate in Cantonese

You may not qualify if:

• Previously underwent total knee replacement surgery
• Diagnosed with other non-OA arthritide forms of the knees
• Unable to complete all four sessions
• Unable to complete all time-point measurements

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ho KK, Pong G, Poon QW, Kwok JY, Chau WW, Ong MT. A community-centric multi-disciplinary education program with the 8-section brocade Tai Chi therapy for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee - a pilot study. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2021 Dec 14;21(1):297. doi: 10.1186/s12906-021-03480-2.

  PMID: 34906130 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Interventions

Aquatic Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Osteoarthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hydrotherapy; Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics; Rehabilitation

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professional Consultant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 15, 2019
• First Posted: December 18, 2019
• Study Start: January 31, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2016
• Study Completion: December 31, 2016
• Last Updated: December 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12

Locations

HK (1)