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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jing Liu, Albert Yeung, Tao Xiao, Xiaopei Tian, Zhaowei Kong, Liye Zou, Xueqiang Wang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07482527 (Thoracic Mobility Versus Hip Mobility Exercises to Core Stabilization in Lumbar Spondylitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 21 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT07482527 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Thoracic Mobility Versus Hip Mobility Exercises to Core Stabilization in Lumbar Spondylitis

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsIndividuals With Lumbar SpondylosisArmsGroup A : Core stabilization exercises (control group), Group B: Thoracic Mobility Exercises (1st experimental group only), Group C: Hip Mobility Exercises (2nd experimental group only)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Jing LiuDepartment of Martial Arts, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China. liujing@sus.edu.cn.
Albert YeungDepression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ayeung@mgh.harvard.edu.
Tao XiaoCollege of Mathematics and Statistics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. taoxiao@szu.edu.cn.
Xiaopei TianDepartment of Physical Education, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Guizhou 558000, China. tianxiaopei1986@163.com.
Zhaowei KongFaculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao, China. zwkong@um.edu.mo.ORCID 0000-0002-9999-1312
Liye ZouLifestyle (Mind-Body Movement) Research Center, College of Sports Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. liyezou123@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-5710
Xueqiang WangDepartment of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China. qiang897@163.com.
Shanghai University of Sport · CNShenzhen University · CNHarvard University · USQiannan Normal College For Nationalities · CNUniversity of Macau · MO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tai Chi (TC) can be considered safe and effective intervention to improve pain and pain-related functional disability. However, it is unclear that whether aging individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain (CNS-LBP) can achieve positive results. This study, therefore, attempted to explore the effects of TC on pain and functional disability in CNS-LBP patients aged 50 years old or above. Forty-three individuals (aged 50 years old or above) with CNS-LBP were randomly assigned into three groups: Chen-Style TC group (

Indexed as

AgingLow Back PainTai JiAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeCore Stabilization trainingjoint repositioning senselow back painproprioceptionTai ChiVAS

Identifiers

PMID30759778
PMCPMC6388249
OpenAlexW2913664122

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