An interventional study of 8-form Yang-style Tai chi and Group education in Fibromyalgia, sponsored by Oregon Research Institute. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 40 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-03-09.
Sponsored by Oregon Research Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Data from two recent Tai chi studies have found that Tai Chi yields symptomatic benefit in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). The purpose of this study is to confirm those findings in a larger randomized, controlled clinical trial in a community-based setting. We also sought to extend this line of inquiry by closely examining Tai chi's effect on physical function, specifically postural stability. Towards these ends, we conducted a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial of an FM modified 8-form Yang-style Tai chi program compared to standard education. Subjects in both conditions meet in small groups two times weekly for 60 minutes over 12 weeks.
120 males and females with fibromyalgia were randomized to participate in a modified 8 form Yang-Style Tai Chi program or a standard group education program. Both programs met in a small group format for twice weekly 60 minute sessions lasting for 12 weeks. 99 subjects completed the protocol. Primary outcomes from the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Secondary measures included pain intensity and interference, sleep, coping, and fitness tests.
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The control condition received standard group education, which met in small groups two times weekly for 60 minutes over 12 weeks.
Behavioral: Group education
This arm tested a modified 8-form Yang-style Tai chi program in subjects with fibromyalgia. Participants met in small groups two times weekly for 60 minutes over 12 weeks.
Behavioral: 8-form Yang-style Tai chi
This study tested a modified 8-form Yang-style Tai chi program in subjects with fibromyalgia. Participants met in a small group two times weekly for 60 minutes over 12 weeks.
Standard group education was delivered to participants in a small group format twice weekly for 60 minutes over 12 weeks.
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Time frame: Assessed following 12 week intervention
Brief Pain Inventory
Time frame: Assessed following 12 week intervention
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