Effect of Chan-Chuang Qigong With Breathing Meditation on Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer

Ching-I Chang

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Quality of Life; Intraoperative Awareness

Treatments: Other: qigong

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05385146

TCHIRB-10601103

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the 15 weeks Chan-Chuang qigong program with breathing meditation on quality of life and interoceptive awareness in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy.

Full description

Cancer is the leading cause of death globally, and breast cancer is the number one threat to women's health worldwide. Chemotherapy is the main adjunctive treatment for breast cancer. However, chemotherapy increasingly being employed in the management of breast cancer patients will cause physical and psychological discomfort as reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Chan-Chuang qigong therapy with breathing meditation on quality of life and interoceptive awareness in breast cancer patients. This was a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to the qigong group who received Chan-Chuang qigong therapy with breathing meditation for 15 weeks, and the control group who received routine care. The outcomes were measured by using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA).

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. aged ≥20
2. diagnosed with breast cancer (stages I and II)
3. before receiving chemotherapy
4. conscious clear to communicate.

Exclusion criteria

1. severe cardiopulmonary, liver or kidney dysfunction
2. the original law of qigong cases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

qigong group

Experimental group

Description:

The qigong group received Chan-Chuang qigong therapy with breathing meditation for 15 weeks.Qigong training program consisted of a warm-up, Chan-Chuang qigong, and breathing meditation. The whole process takes about 20 minutes.The qigong was monitored in terms of muscle elasticity and heart rate variability. After practicing the Chan-Chuang qigong, meditation with breathing was conducted for 10 minutes. In the meanwhile, sit down while relaxing with slow breathing and focus on the present feelings, with brain wave (NeuroSky's, Australia) to monitor and confirm that the eSense (attention and relaxation).

Treatment:

Other: qigong

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

those in the control group received usual care during the same study period.