Effects of Chi Kung to Improve the Symptoms of Menopause

University of Jaén

Status

Completed

Conditions

Quality of Life and Menopause

Treatments

Other: Chi Kung

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03989453

University-Jaén

Details and patient eligibility

About

To analyze the effects of a Chi Kung exercise program in Spanish menopausal women

Full description

This is a randomized clinical trial of single-blind with 2 arms (Control group and experimental group), in which a pre-treatment-postest design has been used.

The study will define two groups:

A control group (CG) that will not be submitted to treatment, which will be evaluated in the pre and post phase of the study. Participants assigned to this group will receive general advice on the positive effects of regular physical activity and will be given a guide to recommendations for promoting physical activity.

An experimental group (GE) that after an initial evaluation will undergo a physical training program based on Chi Kung exercises.

Once the intervention is finished, it will be submitted to a final evaluation to see if there is a difference or not with the results obtained at the beginning.

Enrollment

117 patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Cessation of menstrual activity for twelve months or more.
Being able to understand the instructions and exercise protocols of this project

Exclusion criteria

Contraindications for the performance of physical tests, cancer or serious illness, musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, taking of drugs that affect the central nervous system or antidepressants, or lack of will to participate in the study