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The Effects of an Integrated Mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan Program on Sleep Disturbance Among Community-dwelling Elderly People (MBTCC)

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Tai Chi Chuan
Mindfulness
Elderly
Sleep

Treatments

Behavioral: Sleep Hygiene Education
Behavioral: Tai Chi Chuan
Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention
Behavioral: Integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05396092
HSEARS20210331002-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The trial aims to evaluate the effects of an integrated form of mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan (MBTCC) program and the underlying mechanisms of the beneficial effects on sleep disturbance over 12-month follow-up in community-dwelling elderly people.

Enrollment

256 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 60 years or above;
  • Classified as experiencing sleep disturbances (indication of poor sleep quality through a score >5 in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index);
  • Primary education level or above and able to communicate in Cantonese;
  • Able to give informed consent; and
  • No previous experience with meditation or other mind-body techniques (e.g., tai chi or yoga).

Exclusion criteria

• Comorbid diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance misuse, organic brain syndrome, or intellectual disabilities.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

256 participants in 4 patient groups

Integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan
Experimental group
Description:
MBTCC
Treatment:
Behavioral: Integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan
Mindfulness-based intervention
Active Comparator group
Description:
MBI
Treatment:
Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention
Tai Chi Chuan
Active Comparator group
Description:
TCC
Treatment:
Behavioral: Tai Chi Chuan
Sleep Hygiene Education
Active Comparator group
Description:
SHE
Treatment:
Behavioral: Sleep Hygiene Education

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Shu-Mei Wang, PhD

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