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Trial reportBMC complementary and alternative medicine2015

Training in ChiRunning to reduce blood pressure: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Kelly McDermott, Deepak Kumar, Veronica Goldman, Haojun Feng, Wolf Mehling, Judith T Moskowitz, Richard B Souza, Frederick M Hecht

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Trial report in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01587183 (Running Against Prehypertension Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01587183 nacompletednot on this map

Running Against Prehypertension Trial (RAPT): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2012 to 2013Enrolled22ConditionsPrehypertensionArmsEducational material control, Group running style B, Group running style A
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Differentiating attention styles and regulatory aspects of self-reported interoceptive sensibility.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kelly McDermottOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 1545 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA. mcdermottk@ocim.ucsf.edu.
Deepak KumarDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Veronica GoldmanOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 1545 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Haojun FengOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 1545 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Wolf MehlingOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 1545 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Judith T MoskowitzDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Richard B SouzaDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Frederick M HechtOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), 1545 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.

Funding

Training Researchers in Clinical Integrative Medicine (TRIM) - NOSI supplementT32AT003997 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHELLEY R ADLER, MARIA T CHAO · 2007 to 2026
$6.6M
Translation of Quantitative Imaging in OsteoarthritisP50AR060752 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SOUZA, RICHARD BRIAN · 2011 to 2015
$6.2M
Mentoring and Research in Integrative MedicineK24AT007827 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HECHT, FREDERICK M · 2013 to 2022
$1.8M
Positive Affect Regulation for HIV Prevention in People with Mood DisordersK24MH093225 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MOSKOWITZ, JUDITH T. · 2011 to 2015
$713k
NCCIH NIH HHS K24 AT007827NCCIH NIH HHS T32 AT003997NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR060752NIMH NIH HHS K24 MH093225
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople with prehypertension (120-130/80-90 mmHg) are at increased risk of progressing to hypertension. Recommendations for prehypertension include engaging in regular physical activity. We aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability and collect preliminary outcome data on ChiRunning for people with elevated blood pressure. ChiRunning is a commercially available running program based on the mindful movements of Tai Chi, which is aimed at decreasing injury by both increasing body awareness and modifying running form.

methodsWe enrolled adults with elevated systolic (130-150 mmHg) or diastolic (80-100 mmHg) blood pressure in a 12-week pilot trial. Participants were randomized 2:1:1 to 8 weeks of: 1) intervention-a trainer-led ChiRunning group (n = 10); 2) active control-a trainer-led running group (n = 6); or 3) educational control-a self-directed running group (n = 6) and followed for 4 more weeks. The active control and educational control groups were combined for analysis.

resultsThis study was feasible, meeting recruitment, retention and adherence goals, and acceptable to participants. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure did not change significantly over the study for either the ChiRunning or control groups. Changes in BMI over time were significantly different from zero in the ChiRunning group (p = 0.04) but not in the control group (slope for ChiRunning -0.05 [-0.1 to -0.002] vs. control -0.01 [-0.06 to 0.04], between slope difference, p = 0.22). Self-reported running-related injury (i.e. discomfort leading to a decrease in running) was similar between groups (ChiRunning, 4 [1.2 to 8.4] vs. control, 3 [0.7 to 7.1] injuries per 100 h of running, p = 0.72) although self-reported running-related discomfort (i.e. discomfort that does not lead to changes in running) trended higher in the ChiRunning group (ChiRunning, 10 [5.4 to 16.8] vs. control, 4 [1.5 to 9] reports of discomfort per 100 h of running, p = 0.06).

conclusionChiRunning appears to be a feasible and acceptable exercise program for people with elevated blood pressure. We did not find that ChiRunning had a significant impact on blood pressure or self reported injury, but did see a positive change in BMI over time. ChiRunning warrants further investigation in a larger trial.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01587183.

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Blood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsRisk Reduction BehaviorRunningTai JiTreatment OutcomeWeight Loss

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PMID26471194
PMCPMC4608185

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