Authors: Myeong Soo Lee TaeYoung Choi HyunJa Lim Edzard Ernst
Publish Date: 2011/07/30
Volume: 17, Issue: 10, Pages: 789-793
Abstract
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 QOLEight 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 metaanalysis failed to show an FBGlowering effect of tai chi n=118 weighted mean difference WMD −014 mmol/L 95 CI −086 to 058 P=070 Four studies 2 RCTs and 2 CCT compared tai chi with no treatment or selfmanagement programme and failed to report significant differences between the experimental and control groups except for QOL from 1 RCT and 1 CCT
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