Baduanjin Training for Depression and Anxiety Patients

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Depression Symptoms; Anxiety Symptoms

Treatments: Behavioral: Baduanjin; Behavioral: Health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05589337

202040253

Details and patient eligibility

About

In recent years, the number of people with symptoms of depression or anxiety are on the rise. The aims of the prospective randomized study are: (1) to examine the effects of Baduanjin breathing training on reducing symptoms of depression or anxiety, and (2) to explore the correlates between improvements of depression or anxiety symptom and changes of lung functions.

Full description

Depression and anxiety, the two common mental health problems, are prevalent in the world. But there is a lack of sufficient no-drug intervention for relieving these two symptoms. The study focuses on mixed depressive and anxiety disorder, which symptoms are not sufficiently severe, numerous, or persistent to justify a diagnosis of depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder.

Baduanjin is a form of mind-body exercise with a profound philosophical foundation rooted in oriental culture. Previous studies have provided some evidences of beneficial effects on Baduanjin for depression and anxiety. Moreover, the effects and mechanisms of Baduanjin on patients with symptoms of depression and anxiety are yet to be further investigated.

This is a two-group prospective, randomized, assessor-blinded trial, planning to enroll 120 participants (60 for Baduanjin intervention group receiving health education plus a Baduanjin breathing training program, and 60 for health education control group only receiving health education).

The aims of the prospective randomized study are: (1) to examine the effects of Baduanjin breathing training on reducing symptoms of depression or anxiety, and (2) to explore the correlates between improvements of depression or anxiety symptom and changes of lung function.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject with depression or anxiety symptom diagnosed by ICD-10.
• Depression 7≤HAMD-17≤29，anxiety 7≤HAMA-14≤29.
• Subject has a clear mind and the ability to read, to talk and to communicate.
• Subject agrees to participate in this study and sign to the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject with bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, organic mental disorder and cognitive disorder.
• Subject with alcohol abuse, substance dependence and suicidal behavior in past-year.
• Subject has severe somatic disease.
• Subject is pregnant or lactating women.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Baduanjin intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to Baduanjin intervention group receive health education plus a Baduanjin training program. The Baduanjin training program was a 16-week, instructor-led group training program that offers breathing training as a core skill.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education

Behavioral: Baduanjin

Health education control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to the health education control group only receive health education and no additional training program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education