N/A
N=57
Tai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Back Pain Lower Back Chronic
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03299192 ↗Enrolled (actual)
57
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire Score — -4.38; -0.12; 0.18; -3.64 units on a scale — p=.001
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Tai Chi (Behavioral); Health Education (Behavioral); Usual Medical Care (Other)
- Age
- Older Adult · 65+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Primary completion
- Mar 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire Score |
-4.38; -0.12; 0.18; -3.64; -1.92; -2.39 | .001 sig |
Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
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
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03299192). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.