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ArticleMedicine2021

Effect of Tai Chi exercise on lower limb function and balance ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Haoyun Zheng, Dong Zhang, Yonggang Zhu, Qingfu Wang

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haoyun ZhengBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1333-9110
Dong ZhangDongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yonggang ZhuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qingfu WangBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China.
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

the Beijing Science and technology planning project No.Z141107002514015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease commonly occurring in middle-aged and elderly people. The main clinical manifestations are joint pain, limited activity, and decreased muscle strength resulting in decreased motor control ability. Exercise therapy is an effective method to enhance muscle strength of lower limbs, while China's traditional skill Tai Chi (TC) is a combination of activity and inertia, internal and external exercise therapy. In recent years, scholars at home and abroad have found that regular TC can effectively improve patients' lower limb function and balance ability. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of TC on lower limb function and balance ability in patients with KOA.

methodsThis is a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. One hundred forty-six cases of KOA patients will be randomly divided into experimental group and control group according to 1:1 ratio, 73 cases in each group, the control group: sodium hyaluronate; experimental group: TC added on the basis of the control group. Both groups will receive standard treatment for 5 weeks and will be followed up for 3 months. Observation indicators include: the western Ontario and McMaster universities osteoarthritis index; hospital for special surgery knee score; balance stability index, liver and kidney function, adverse reaction rate, etc. SPSS 23.0 software will be used for data analysis. DISCUSSION: This study will evaluate the effects of TC on lower limb function and balance ability of patients with KOA. The results of this trial will provide a clinical basis for the selection of exercise therapy for patients with KOA.

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AgedArthralgiaExerciseExercise TherapyHumansLower ExtremityMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePostural BalanceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTai Ji

Identifiers

PMID34797287
PMCPMC8601362
OpenAlexW3213259056

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