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NCT01619631 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Tai Chi Intervention for Chinese Americans With Depression

A NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
94
Enrollment target

NCT01619631: Completed NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

NCT01619631 is a NA study that has completed, run by Massachusetts General Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 94 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01619631, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
94 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) that provides the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy data required to design a large scale trial evaluating Tai Chi for Chinese Americans with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are not on antidepressant medications.

Primary Outcome

Response will be defined as having a 50% or greater improvement in HAM-D-17 score at the conclusion fo treatment, compared to baseline.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL 12-week Tai Chi intervention
  • BEHAVIORAL Education control group

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 94 participants
Start Date 2012-02
Est. Completion 2016-11
Phase NA
Massachusetts General Hospital

2,032 total trials

What the finished NCT01619631 record still lists

NCT01619631 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 94 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which 12-week Tai Chi intervention is the first listed.

NCT01619631 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01619631 about?

NCT01619631 is a clinical study titled "Tai Chi Intervention for Chinese Americans With Depression". The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) that provides the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy data required to design a large scale trial evaluating Tai Chi for Chinese Americans with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are not on antidepressant me...

What is the current status of trial NCT01619631?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 94 participants. The study started on 2012-02. Estimated completion is 2016-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01619631?

The interventions under investigation include: 12-week Tai Chi intervention (BEHAVIORAL), Education control group (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01619631?

This trial is sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital, which has 2,032 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01619631's enrollment target sits among peer trials

94 935th of 2000 higher than 1,064 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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