Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Heart Failure Patients

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Heart Failure

Treatments

Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04981197

13-S-013

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was a parallel, randomized controlled trial with a longitudinal research design. Participants were randomly assigned to either the Baduanjin exercise group or the control group. The Baduanjin exercise group received a 12-week Baduanjin exercise programme. The control group received usual care. Fatigue, sleep quality, psychological distress, quality of life were assessed by a structured questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after enrollment.

Full description

This study was a parallel, randomized controlled trial with a longitudinal research design. Participants were randomly assigned to either the Baduanjin exercise group or the control group. Patients in the intervention group underwent a 12-week Baduanjin exercise programme consisting of 12 weeks of Baduanjin exercise, a 35-min Baduanjin exercise demonstration video, a picture-based educational brochure, and a performance record form. The control group received usual care. Fatigue, sleep quality, psychological distress, quality of life were assessed by a structured questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after enrollment.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with stable heart failure by a physician according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I and II
Aged 20 years or older
Able to communicate and speak Chinese
Have video devices available to use at home

Exclusion criteria

Impaired mobility, defined as a limitation in independent, purposeful physical movement of the body or of one or more extremities
Unstable angina or myocardial infarction, unstable serious arrhythmia, unstable structural valvular disease, open-heart surgery, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Diagnosis of major depression and cognitive disorders
Unstable vital signs (defined as blood pressure > 180/110 mmHg or < 90/60 mmHg and resting heart rate > 100 beats/min).