Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review

Myeong Soo Lee; Tae-Young Choi; Hyun-Ja Lim; Edzard Ernst

doi:10.1007/s11655-011-0812-1

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Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review

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- Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 17, Issue 10, Pages: 789-793(2011)
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  1. Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
  2. Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter,Exeter,UK
  3. Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Muan, South Korea
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-011-0812-1
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- Published：2011，
  
  Published Online：30 July 2011，
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Lee, M.S., Choi, TY., Lim, HJ. et al. Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 17, 789–793 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-011-0812-1

Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Young Choi, Hyun-Ja Lim, et al. Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 17(10):789-793(2011)
Lee, M.S., Choi, TY., Lim, HJ. et al. Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 17, 789–793 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-011-0812-1 DOI：

Myeong Soo Lee, Tae-Young Choi, Hyun-Ja Lim, et al. Tai chi for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 17(10):789-793(2011) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-011-0812-1.

摘要

Tai chi has been recommended for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence from controlled clinical trials testing the effectiveness of tai chi in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. Systematic searches were conducted on 14 electronic databases without restrictions on either population characteristics or language of publication. The outcome measures considered for inclusion were changes in fasting blood glucose (FBG)

glycosylated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and quality of life (QOL). Eight randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and two controlled clinical trials (CCTs) met all inclusion criteria. Three RCTs from 1 trial compared the effects of tai chi with sham exercise and failed to show effectiveness of tai chi on FBG

HbA1c

or QOL. The other 3 RCTs tested the effects of tai chi compared with other types of exercise on FBG. The meta-analysis failed to show an FBG-lowering effect of tai chi [n=118

weighted mean difference (WMD): −0.14 mmol/L

95% CI: −0.86 to 0.58

P=0.70]. Four studies (2 RCTs and 2 CCT) compared tai chi with no treatment or self-management programme and failed to report significant differences between the experimental and control groups except for QOL from 1 RCT and 1 CCT. The existing evidence does not suggest that tai chi is an effective therapy for type 2 diabetes. Currently

there are few high-quality trials on which to make definitive judgements.

Abstract

HbA1c

or QOL. The other 3 RCTs tested the effects of tai chi compared with other types of exercise on FBG. The meta-analysis failed to show an FBG-lowering effect of tai chi [n=118

weighted mean difference (WMD): −0.14 mmol/L

95% CI: −0.86 to 0.58

there are few high-quality trials on which to make definitive judgements.

关键词

type 2 diabetes mellitustai chifast blood glucoseComplementary Medicine

Keywords

type 2 diabetes mellitustai chifast blood glucoseComplementary Medicine

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