Comparison of Qigong Exercises on Two Different Digital Platforms

Biruni University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Behavior; Sedentary Behavior

Treatments: Other: Qigong exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04862442

2015-KAEK-47-21-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mild effort requiring, body-mind oriented, effective on multiple physical fitness parameters, ancient exercise method Qigong would be beneficial for a great number of people by using popular technological mediums in order to increase overall physical activity and wellbeing. Our aim is to evaluate the effects of Qigong exercises on endurance, muscle strength, sleep quality, level of anxiety and stress by using two different tele-rehabilitation methods.

Full description

Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior is a serious public health problem which categorized as a pandemic. One of the common risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, known as chronic non-communicable diseases, is physical inactivity. Mild effort requiring, body-mind oriented, effective on multiple physical fitness parameters, ancient exercise method Qigong would be beneficial for a great number of people by using popular technological mediums in order to increase overall physical activity and wellbeing. Based on reasons as previously described, our aim is to evaluate the effects of Qigong exercises on endurance, muscle strength, sleep quality, level of anxiety and stress by using two different tele-rehabilitation methods.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Categorized as "inactive (<600 metabolic equivalent-min/hf)" with respect to International Physical Activity Questionnaire

  • Ability to read and talk in Turkish
  • In order to join online sessions, participants should have internet access
  • All answers of the Physical Activity Preparation Survey should be selected as "No"

Exclusion criteria

• • Lack of cooperation

  • Uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled arrhythmia patience
  • People with serious neurological and respiratory conditions
  • Having a pacemaker and/or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  • Stroke, myocardial infarction history
  • Amputee
  • People with serious major musculoskeletal problems
  • Chronic kidney failure
  • Chronic Liver failure
  • Hip or knee prosthesis in last five years
  • Lower extremity injuries in last 6 months
  • Diabetic ulcer or neuropathy
  • Pregnant or planning to get pregnant in 1 year
  • Breastfeeding
  • Taking sleep pills or taking medicines as part of psychological treatment and/or working on shifts

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1=Video-conference based Qigong exercises

Experimental group

Description:

After initial result evaluation, participants of Group A will perform Qigong exercises for 40 to 45 minutes per session for 3 days a week for 6 weeks via the online video conference method.

Treatment:

Other: Qigong exercises

Group 2=A-synchronized video Qigong exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group B will perform the same routine via a-synchronized video sections for 6 weeks. Basic Qigong exercises will be performed by volunteers for 6 weeks and progression will be logged.

Treatment:

Other: Qigong exercises