Baduanjin Exercise for Patients With GOLD 2-3 Stable COPD on Pulmonary Rehabilitation

ShuGuang Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise; Device: Instrument rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03892629

2018YFC1313601003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease with a very high morbidity and mortality rate. When the lung function drops lower and lower, patients will bear great affliction physically and mentally. How to improve the quality of life in patients with COPD is a hot topic in the study of COPD now. Baduanjin, as one of the traditional Chinese qigong exercises, has the features of generous stretch, soft consistency, dynamic but static, which is an appropriate movement pattern for COPD patients.

Full description

To investigate the efficacy of Baduanjin exercise for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on phase II~III. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial was designed.

Enrollment: 240 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged from 40 to 80 years
• Diagnosed with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Phase II~III

Exclusion criteria

• The condition was serious or movement restrained by other diseases
• In the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Participants who have contraindications to exercise training
• Patients who have other serious acute, chronic organic disease or mental disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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240 participants in 4 patient groups

Baduanjin exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group received Baduanjin exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

Instrument rehabilitation group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group received rehabilitation by using tri-ball respiratory trainer

Treatment:

Device: Instrument rehabilitation

Baduanjin Exercise and Instrument Rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group received both instrument rehabilitation and Baduanjin exercise

Treatment:

Device: Instrument rehabilitation

Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

No Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group only received routine drug-treatment