The TAICHIKNEE study randomized its first cohort of participants this month, and the intervention group began tai chi classes this week. Congratulations to the TAICHIKNEE team for reaching this important milestone!

TAICHIKNEE will compare the effects of web-based tai chi interventions versus routine care for individuals experiencing knee pain due to osteoarthritis. The practice of tai chi integrates physical, psychosocial, and behavioral components and has exhibited clinically significant improvements in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain. The results of the study will inform widespread adoption of mind-body approaches for knee osteoarthritis across healthcare systems.

TAICHIKNEE is supported within the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory through a cooperative agreement from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Learn more about TAICHIKNEE.