Is There a Response of Glaucoma to Baduanjin Exercise in Elders?

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Glaucoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07163676

IRB00014233-35

Details and patient eligibility

About

glaucoma is prevalent between elders. Baduanjin exercise is a suitable exercise for elders. elders with glaucoma will divided to group I or group II. each/every group will contain 30 elders. group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks. group II will act as waistlist.

Full description

Baduanjin exercise is a suitable exercise for elders. elders with glaucoma will divided to group I or group II. each/every group will contain 30 elders. group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks. group II will act as waistlist.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• high-tension primary open angle glaucoma (bilateral)
• ocular hypertension in both eyes

Exclusion criteria

• cataract
• diabetes
• cardiac disorders
• obesity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

group number 1

Experimental group

Description:

group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

group number 2

No Intervention group

Description:

group II will act as waistlist.