Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Tai Chi Mind-Body Therapy for Fibromyalgia: a Pilot Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary data on the effects of Tai Chi on musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep quality, psychological distress, physical performance,and health status in 60 patients with fibromyalgia.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 21 or older
* Fulfills the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 diagnostic criteria for FM. (1) a history of widespread musculoskeletal pain on the right and left sides of the body as well as above and below the waist for a minimum duration of 3 months, and (2) pain in 11 or more of 18 specific tender points with moderate or greater tenderness reported upon digital palpation.
* Physically able to participate in both the Tai Chi and stretching and education programs according to their primary care physician.
* Willing to complete the 12-week study, including twice-a-week Tai Chi or stretching and education sessions

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior experience with Tai Chi or other similar types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the past 6 months such as Qi gong and yoga since these share some of the principles of Tai Chi
* Any health condition limiting the ability to participate as determined by a primary care physician
* Any other diagnosed medical condition that is known to contribute to FM symptomatology that is not under adequate control or cannot be expected to remain under adequate control for the study period such as thyroid disease, inflammatory arthritis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, myositis and vasculitis or Sjogren's syndrome
* Not English-Speaking
* Positive pregnancy test or planning pregnancy within the study period
* Inability to pass the Mini-Mental Status examination (score below 24)
* Enrollment in any other clinical trial within the last 30 days
* Plan to permanently relocate from the region during the trial period
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* arthritic condition (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia)
* internet access and ability to use computer

Exclusion Criteria:

* active treatment for cancer
* taken small group arthritis self-management program
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects included adults over 40 years of age or older who met 1990 ACR criteria for the classification of FM. Those criteria include pain in three or more body quadrants (above the waist, below the waist, left of midline and right of midline) including axial pain by self-report for a minimum of three consecutive months.
* Additionally at least 11 of 18 muscle/tendon junction tender points were found to be painful via digital palpation of 4kg over 4 seconds by a trained examiner (Wolfe 1990).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals were excluded if they practiced Tai chi within the past 6 months; - were exercising more than 30 minutes, three times weekly for past 3 months;
* could not independently ambulate without assistive devices;
* were unable to attain MD clearance for exercise within past 3 months;
* were unwilling to undergo random assignment; had cognitive impairment based on score \>3 Pfeiffer Mental Status;
* had significant depressive symptoms based on a score of \>27 on Beck Depression Inventory;
* had BPI pain severity scores less than 3/10, had planned elective surgery during the study period;
* were unwilling to keep all treatments/medications steady throughout the study period;
* were currently enrolled in another study.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Classification criteria for Fibromyalgia (ACR 1990)
* Sedentary subjects (without regular physical activity in the last 3 months)
* Women between 18 to 65 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* Cardiovascular and/or respiratory diseases that might limit physical activity (COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, asthma moderate to severe, respiratory insufficiency);
* Organ dysfunction (renal, hepatic, coronary, pulmonary insufficiency);
* Arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus;
* Uncontrolled thyroid disease;
* Autoimmune rheumatic diseases and/or non-autoimmune with symptoms that might limit the movement or physical effort;
* The use of beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and any other anti-hypertensive, anticonvulsants; non tricycles antidepressants; opioid analgesic including tramadol.
* cyclobenzaprine \>10 mg/day, and amtriptyline \> 25 mg/day;
* Performing or have performed exercise within the last 3 months;
* Inability to understand the questionnaires;
* Positive treadmill test for myocardial ischemia;
* Receipt of the social security benefits.

Answer: A