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Can a Screen-Based tai chi class ease back pain?

NCT ID NCT07772154

Symptom relief Sponsor: New York Medical College Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study asks whether a virtual program combining tai chi, qigong, and meditation can improve pain, disability, and quality of life in adults with chronic low back pain. Six hundred participants are randomly assigned to start the program right away or after a six-month wait, while continuing usual care. Outcomes are tracked through online surveys over a year, including effects on healthcare costs.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Virtually delivered integrated tai chi, qigong, and meditation program
What this could lead to
If effective, this could offer a convenient, low-cost, non-drug option to reduce pain and disability in people with chronic low back pain.
What could go wrong
The trial is early and relies on self-reported outcomes; benefits may be modest or not outweigh usual care. Virtual delivery may not suit everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 600 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Current non-specific low back pain lasting 12 weeks or more, with average pain over the past 7 days rated 4 or higher on a 0 to 10 scale * Understands written and spoken English * Has consistent internet access and is able to participate in virtual sessions * Agrees to appear on video during tai chi sessions, visible to the instructor and other participants * Willing to participate in a 12-month study including a 3-month foundation training phase with two 60-minute virtual live tai chi classes per week, 10 minutes of daily home practice, monthly 60-minute booster sessions during months 4 through 12, and five online surveys over 12 months at months 0, 2, 3, 6, and 12 * Willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant * Regular tai chi or qigong practice or research study participation in the past 5 years * History of spine surgery within the past 6 months * Severe psychiatric or medical comorbidities that, in the principal investigator's judgment, would make participation unsafe or not feasible Note on the second exclusion bullet: the protocol wording leaves open whether "research study participation" means participation in any research study or only in tai chi or qigong research. That wording has been carried over exactly as approved rather than clarified here, because the registry record should match the protocol. If the ambiguity is worth resolving, it belongs in a future amendment and then in a record update, not in this response.

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Chronic low-back pain (CLBP) Low back pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • New York Medical College

    Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

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