Trial reportCOPD2021
Exploring Tai Chi Exercise and Mind-Body Breathing in Patients with COPD in a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.
Trial report in COPD, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of traditional Chinese mind-body exercise on pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of digital health interventions and traditional mind-body exercises for pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Tai Ji and/or Qigong on patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness and Tai Chi for Sleep, Fatigue, and Pain in Distressed People After Cancer Treatment: A Partially Randomized Patient-Preference Comparative Effectiveness Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2026Trial
- Comparing effects of breathing exercises alone and combined with breathing-stretching exercises on respiratory indices, disease severity and exercise capacity in COPD.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- "Walk for Life": A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of Guolin Qigong for Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance and Depression Symptom Cluster in Cancer Survivors.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Effects of Mind-Body Exercise on Pulmonary Function and Functional Exercise Capacity in Older Adults with COPD: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Are sleep quality problems linked to pride in Tai Chi practitioners? Regulatory emotional self-efficacy and years of practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- The impact of Tai Chi's "Xuling Dingjin" posture on lumbar biomechanics during stair descent.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Different Types of Physical Activity Interventions on Exercise Capacity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Improving Physiological, Physical, and Psychological Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review in US Veterans with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
In this pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial, participants with moderate to severe COPD were randomized to a 12-week tai chi or MBB intervention. Participants were assessed at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks. Feasibility, as assessed by intervention adherence, was the primary outcome. We also estimated preliminary between-group differences in COPD symptoms and health-related quality of life, cognitive-emotional function, and functional status across three timepoints: baseline, 12, and 24 weeks. A total of 92 participants were randomized 2:1 to tai chi (
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