NCT06104267

Brief Summary

As a traditional martial art in China, Tai Chi Chuan has excellent health benefits along with its combat function.Studies have shown that Tai Chi as an exercise prescription can significantly reduce the incidence of cancer, but the complexity of Tai Chi Chuan routines, poor disease targeting, and the lack of traditional internal mental and physical training method limit the healing of tumours and other diseases. For this reason, we have established the Medical Tai Chi Exercise Healing System(MTCEH), which integrates Tai Chi exercise, traditional Chinese internal mental and physical training method, rehabilitation medicine and sports medicine methods, on the basis of evidence-based medicine and with the aim of targeting different tumour treatments. With the characteristics of easily learning, internal and external training, and individualised treatment of tumours, this series of routines effectively combines traditional oriental Tai Chi martial arts with tumour treatment, which opens up a beautiful and mysterious oriental healing journey for integrative medicine.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 23, 2023

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 27, 2023

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2024

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

October 27, 2023

Status Verified

October 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

October 23, 2023

Last Update Submit

October 23, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Adherence rates

    The adherence rates will be measured by the number of tai chi sessions performed divided by the total possible tai chi sessions

    post 8-week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)

    post 8-week intervention

  • the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    post 8-week intervention

  • EORTC - Quality of Life

    post 8-week intervention

  • self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)

    post 8-week intervention

  • self-rating depression scale(SDS)

    post 8-week intervention

Study Arms (1)

Medical Tai Chi Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: 7-Form of Medical Tai Chi Exercise Healing for Colon cancer patients

Interventions

The programme is based on the "7-Form of Medical Tai Chi Exercise Healing for Colon cancer patients" that lasted 60 minutes three times a week for eight weeks and is led by a Tai Chi instructor with more than 5 years of teaching experience. Each session included a warm-up, movement instruction, breathing techniques, and relaxation. To ensure that each participant is proficient in Tai Chi, they will take at least 2 sessions of 60-minute Tai Chi training before the start of the intervention, until they are able to perform all Tai Chi movements correctly and successfully, and record a video to be used in software for practice at home. The enrolled patients, Tai Chi instructors and relevant staff of the subject group set up a WeChat group, and the enrolled patients, outside of the prescribed practice time each week, can practice at home or outdoors by themselves. They can send the video of the practice to the WeChat group.

Medical Tai Chi Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Histological or cytological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2.
  • Life expectancy of at least 6 months.
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver, cardiac and renal function as assessed by the laboratory required by protocol(ALT/AST≤2.5×UNL or ≤5×UNL with liver metastasis,TBIL≤2.5×UNL,Cr≤1.5×UNL,WBC≥3×109/L,NE≥1.5×109/L,PLT≥80×109/L,Hb≥90g/L,PT-INR/APTT \<1.5UNL; LVEF≥ 50%).
  • Subjects must complete the treatment and follow-up on schedule according to the research plan.

You may not qualify if:

  • Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from colorectal cancer EXCEPT for curatively treated cervical cancer in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder tumors \[Ta (non-invasive tumor), Tis (carcinoma in situ) and T1 (tumor invades lamina propria)\].
  • Any serious or unstable medical condition、mental illness or known active alcohol or drug abuse or dependence.
  • Unhealed surgical wounds and intolerance
  • Extreme fatigue, anemia (\<80 g/L) or dystaxia
  • toxicity grade ≥III in chemoradiotherapy or targeted therapy (NCI-CTCAE 5.0), or severe intolerance
  • exercise contraindications for patients with cardiovascular diseases or pulmonary diseases (referring to the Chinese Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention \[edition 2018\] and Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Clinical Rehabilitation of Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease \[edition 2021\]); uncontrolled unstable angina, diastolic dysfunction grade IV, uncontrolled severe arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension;
  • high fever, serious infection, dyscrasia, multiple organ failure, or incapability to cooperate
  • thrombosis in the active phase
  • For female subjects: they should be surgical sterilized, postmenopausal patients, or agree to use a medically approved contraceptive method during the study treatment period and within 6 months after the end of the study treatment period; The serum or urine pregnancy test must be negative within 7 days before enrollment and must be non lactating. Male subjects: patients who agree to use a medically approved contraceptive method during the study treatment period and within 6 months after the end of the study treatment period.
  • other conditions confirmed by the multidisciplinary cancer rehabilitation team.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Tianzhu Qiu

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2023

First Posted

October 27, 2023

Study Start

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion

September 1, 2024

Study Completion

December 31, 2024

Last Updated

October 27, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

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