Status:
TERMINATED
Efficacy of Mindful Tai Chi on Obese or Overweight Adults: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Obesity
Adult
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Background: * New weight-loss intervention programs are being studied to determine their effectiveness in helping overweight and obese individuals reach a healthy weight. However, these programs ofte...
Detailed Description
Objective: The objective of this protocol is to pilot test the efficacy of a Mindful Tai Chi (MTC) intervention as an integrative approach to facilitate durable weight loss and well-being among sedent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Male or female volunteers ages 18 and older with BMI between 25.0 and \< 40 and a sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary lifestyle is defined as less than 60 minutes of deliberate health activities per week within the last month.
- Willing to be assigned to one of the two arms.
- Able to understand 5th grade English
- General ability and willingness to follow directions for home assignment.
- TC and mindfulness meditation naive within the last 2 years
- Can move all extremities freely and can ambulate without assistance.
- Weight fluctuation \< 10 lbs during the last month
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Individuals with psychological, physical, neuro-cognitive, or muscular impairments that interfere with MTC or HE participation. A diagnosis of psychosis, affective disorder, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular accident, or hospitalization related to other serious illnesses within the last 12 months and/or by H\&P examination conducted by MD or CRNP at NIH.
- Contradiction to blood drawing such as clotting disorders.
- Active drug or alcohol abuse: self report of any illicit drug or \> 2 glasses of wine or equivalent alcohol consumption per day or positive urine drug test.
- Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) scores \< 24.
- Peripheral neuropathies and neuro-musculoskeletal conditions that may increase the fall risk.
- Pregnancy as revealed by self report or positive urine test.
- Severe vertigo or Meniere s disease or history of known equilibrium problems.
- Taking weight loss medication or starting to take weight loss medicine during the study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 9 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 5 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01264029
Start Date
December 9 2010
End Date
November 5 2012
Last Update
November 29 2019
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892