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The Effect of Tai Chi on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Pilot Randomised Study of Lung Function, Exercise Capacity and Diaphragm Strength

Author: Niu, R. Country/countries: China Number of patients participating in the study: 40 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Lung Function FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)

Patient characteristics

Age: 60.5 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.6) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 42.8 (+/- a standard deviation of 23.8) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FEV1 (L/min) - forced expiratory volume
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity