Status unknownNCT02257034Updated Apr 4, 2017

The Effect of Tai Chi in Treating Fibromyalgia

An interventional study of Taichi and Dance in Fibromyalgia, sponsored by Chengdu PLA General Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 40 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-04.

Sponsored by Chengdu PLA General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2017), so the status shown — last known as Enrolling by invitation — may be out of date.

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 120
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 40 Years and older
Sex: All

Study summary

To evaluate the effect of Tai chi on Fibromyalgia

Conditions studied

Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia

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Lead sponsor

Chengdu PLA General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 40 Years and older
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

40 years of age or older
meeting the classification of FM per the 1990 ACR criteria
approval by a healthcare provider for participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

had practiced Tai chi within the past 6 months
had exercised >30 min three times weekly for past 3 months
could not independently ambulate without assistive devices
had BPI pain severity or interference scores less than 5
had planned elective surgery during study period
were actively involved in health-related litigation
were unwilling to keep all treatments/medications steady throughout the study period

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Supportive care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment: 120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

Experimental
Taichi
patients exercise with Tai chi
Other: Taichi
Sham comparator
Control
patients under exercise of dance
Other: Dance

Interventions

OtherTaichi
OtherDance

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)
Time frame: up to 48 weeks

Study locations

1 site

General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area Command PLA
Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 4, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT02257034
Lead sponsor: Chengdu PLA General Hospital
Responsible party: Yang Min (Ph.D, Chengdu PLA General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted: Oct 6, 2014
Start date: Aug 2014
Primary completion: Dec 2022 (estimated)
Completion: Dec 2022 (estimated)
Last update: Apr 4, 2017

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: Yes

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