Tai Chi for Osteopenic Women

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Osteopenia

In brief

This study will assess the effectiveness of Tai Chi to affect the rate of bone loss in post-menopausal women who have been diagnosed with the initial stages of bone thinning.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01039012

Run by

Harvard University Faculty of Medicine

People needed

86

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-12-24

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 70. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women ages 45-70 years
• BMD T-scores of the hip (femoral neck or trochanter) and/or spine between -1.0 and -2.5
• Post-menopausal w/out menses for ≥ 12 months
• Sedentary, i.e. do not regularly participate in physical exercise on average 1 or more times per week

You may not qualify if…

• Osteoporotic (T-score < -2.5) or a fracture in the past 2 years not caused by motor vehicle accident
• Prior or current use of use of medication that increase risks of fracture (e.g. steroids, anti-convulsants, anticoagulants, lithium)
• Prior or current use of medications that modify bone metabolism (e.g. bisphosphonates, selective estrogen receptor modulators such as Raloxifene)
• Use of calcium supplements above levels suggested within the recommendations of standard care (i.e., above 1200-1500 mg)
• Current or prior year use of estrogen or calcitonin
• Malignancies other than skin cancer
• Diagnosis of anorexia along with a BMI of < 17.5
• Conditions that cause secondary osteoporosis (e.g. Cushing's syndrome, Marfan's syndrome)
• Tobacco use in past year
• Physical or mental disabilities that will preclude informed consent or active study participation
• Geographic or scheduling limitations that would preclude required participation in weekly Tai Chi classes and study procedures
• Current regular practice of Tai Chi

Where it is running

• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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