Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04132804
Effect of Tai Chi as Treatment for IBS-C
Pilot Study Investigating the Effect of Tai Chi as Treatment for IBS-C
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 31 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Tai Chi practice in reducing symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C).
Detailed description
This is a single-center pilot study investigating the efficacy of Tai Chi practice in reducing symptoms of IBS. The investigators hope that subjects practicing Tai Chi will have reduced symptoms of IBS-C as measured through overall global symptom relief as well as the IBS-SSS, IBS-QOL, VSI, HADS, Visual Analogue Pain Scale, and changes in bloating, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and constipation severity. The study will also use daily entries made through the GeoPain app to record trends in pain intensity.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Tai Chi | Tai Chi Chuan (taijiquan) or Tai Chi is a mind-body practice borne of Chinese philosophy and martial arts which has been practiced for centuries to promote deep relaxation, strengthened health, and to prevent injuries and illness. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-07-21
- Primary completion
- 2021-04-30
- Completion
- 2022-07-14
- First posted
- 2019-10-21
- Last updated
- 2022-07-27
- Results posted
- 2021-10-29
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04132804. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.