CLINICAL TRIAL: TAI CHI FOR OSTEOPENIC WOMEN: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIA

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 这是一项随机对照试验，旨在评估太极作为绝经后骨质疏松症妇女标准护理的辅助治疗的有效性和可行性。将从一个大型的多专业团体实践中招募86名45-70岁的骨质疏松症女性。主要目的是评估招募和保留骨质疏松症妇女进入9个月太极拳的随机对照试验的可行性。 第二个目的是收集关于太极拳在减少骨质疏松妇女骨丢失率方面的疗效的初步数据，使用骨转换和双能X射线吸收测定法（DXA）的敏感标志物。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This is a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and feasibility of Tai Chi as an adjunct to standard care for post-menopausal osteopenic women. Eighty-six osteopenic women ages 45-70 will be recruited from a large multi-specialty group practice. The primary aim is to assess the feasibility for recruiting and retaining osteopenic women into a randomized controlled trial of 9 months of Tai Chi. The secondary aim is to collect preliminary data on the efficacy of Tai Chi in reducing rates of bone loss in osteopenic women using sensitive markers of bone turnover and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).